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Rufus Thomas' drummer on "Breakdown"?

mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
edited December 2005 in Strut Central
A friend of mine is trying to figure out who was Thomas' drummer on his major hits: Breakdown, Funky Penguin, Push and Pull, etc. Anyone know?

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  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    I'm guessing it was Willie Hall, who was the drummer with the Bar-Kays. They doubled as the Stax house band from about 1969 onward, so that was probably them throwing down behind Rufus on his funkier sides.
  • UnherdUnherd 1,880 Posts
    Was Al Jackson not Stax house drummer in '72? Guess he was doing session stuff outside of Stax by then. Just checked, AMG gives the album credit to Willie Hall and Herb Lovelle...
  • ShingalingShingaling 877 Posts
    Most of Rufus's stuff has Willie playing behind him...the other stuff has Herbie Lovelle. Willie Hall shared my drum kit with me at a show one time.
  • ShingalingShingaling 877 Posts
    Was Al Jackson not Stax house drummer in '72? Guess he was doing session stuff outside of Stax by then. Just checked, AMG gives the album credit to Willie Hall and Herb Lovelle...

    Other than the early stuff I don't think Al Jackson played with Rufus.
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