Greetings to the new generation of 'Hip-Hop' and 'Shake Your Butt' music. The man behind Timeless Funk' ain't exactly no 'Spring Funky Chicken', yet he is still the 'Funkiest Soul' to rock this here nation. Rufus Thomas is the Soul King and Grand Daddy of Funk; as his generation knew him then, as we know him today. In the beginning, the 'Power of the Most High' said: 'Let it be funky'. Then there was Rufus.