This was posted over 18 years ago; my opinions, thoughts, attitude, and writing style may have evolved since then, and this post might have been different if it were to be posted today.
i was thinking about jazzometer‘s post about spinning some soul 45s over the weekend, and it got me thinking about a few years back when bruno_boy and i watched “wattstax” on tv (.mov trailer). thank goodness the absolute best part of that film is up on youtube!
rufus thomas is definitely the man. who else could wear an outfit like that and still have some control over the audience to get them to do what he wants them to do!