Rufus Harley
6.3
Plays / Listener
5,195
Last.fm Listeners
162
Deezer Fans
Top 14%
💎 Hidden Gem
1972
Active Since
3
Releases
Rufus Harley, Jr. (b. near Raleigh, North Carolina, May 20, 1936; d. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 31, 2006) was an American jazz musician of mixed Cherokee and African ancestry, known primarily as the first jazz musician to adopt the Scottish great Highland bagpipe as his primary instrument. Although born near Raleigh, North Carolina, at an early age Harley moved with his mother to a poor neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
— Last.fm
Why This Artist
Rufus Harley has 5K listeners but only 162 platform followers (ratio 32:1) — organic discovery is doing all the work. Fans explore the full catalog, not just singles. Active in jazz.
Discography
Keys of Justice(2020) · album
Soon and Very Soon (Going to See the King) [Live]
7:20Courage: The Atlantic Recordings(2006) · album
Kerry Dancers (2006 Remaster)
6:05Sportin' (2006 Remaster)
5:08Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me) (2006 Remaster)
3:58Re-Creation of the Gods(1972) · album
Crack
9:56Etymology
6:52Gods and Goddesses
5:45Hypothesis
4:49Nobody Knows the Trouble Us People Had Seen
7:44This Little Light of Mine
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