#1033 Rufus Thomas - Walking the Dog

Dance-oriented 60's soul made for an everyday good time: the title track's throaty, emphatic delivery of nursery rhyme lines pretty much says it all. A popping backing from the Stax house band keeps beat behind Thomas's powerhouse voice: half Bo Diddley's yooooowl, half James Brown's heeay! It might seem like frivilous stuff, but dude's all in. It's a fun tromp, even if it sounds a bit samey by the end 3.5/5