Rufus

Is Rufus a group or is it Chaka Khan with a backup band? That's a tough one. Originally a
rock/soul band in the Sly mold, the first incarnation of Rufus featured fuzz guitar, organ
solos and a nonorganic looseness more redolent of a white bar band than any pro soul
outfit. Two of the band's original members, guitarist Al Ciner and organist Kevin Murphy,
were both veterans of the teeny-bop wars on AM, having survived the American... More >