Marvell Thomas


Main image

Marvell Thomas (born August 22, 1941, Memphis, Tennessee, USA - died January 23, 2017, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A, aged 75) was an American pianist/keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and producer. Son of Rufus Thomas, brother of Carla Thomas and Vaneese Thomas.

ALBUMS


Carla Thomas
Stax Classics
2017, CD, Comp, Stax, Rhino Records (2), ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Isaac Hayes
The Spirit Of Memphis
2017, ,
Soul/Funk
Isaac Hayes
Essential Albums
2011, Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE, RM + 2xCD, Album, RE, R, Stax,
Various
Stax: The Soul Of Hip-Hop
2009, ,
Soul/Funk
Isaac Hayes
Ultimate Isaac Hayes (Can You Dig It?)
2005, ,
Soul
Peter Urlich & Simon Grigg
Room Service Presents Soul Food (18 Of The Greatest Soul Tracks Of All-Time)
2003, CD, Album, Comp, Huh Records, Universal Music New Zealand,
Various
The Stax Story
2000, ,
Soul
Various
Original Seeds: Songs That Inspired Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
1998,
Various
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Volume 2: 1968-1971
1993, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
1991, ,
Soul
Denise LaSalle
Hittin Where It Hurts
1988, ,
Soul
Denise LaSalle
Don't Cry No More / Eee Tee
1988, ,
Soul
Isaac Hayes
The Best Of Isaac Hayes, Volume 2
1987, ,
Soul/Funk
Isaac Hayes
The Best Of Isaac Hayes, Volume 1
1986, ,
Soul/Funk
Rufus Thomas & Carla Thomas
Chronicle: Their Greatest Stax Hits
1979
The Stewart-Thomas Group
To Freak Or Not To Freak
1979, ,
Disco
Fiesta
Thanks For The Sweet Memories
1979
Fiesta
Fiesta
1978, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Fiesta
E.S.P.
1978
The Emotions
Sunshine
1977, ,
Soul
Rufus Thomas
(Do The) Push And Pull, Part 1 / The World Is Round
1977
The Emotions
Shouting Out Love
1977
The Right Combination
Everything I Do
1975, 7", Pla, Select-O-Hit
The Emotions
Put A Little Love Away
1974
Isaac Hayes
The Best Of Isaac Hayes
1974
The Emotions
There Are More Questions Than Answers
1974
Carla Thomas
Sugar
1972, 7", Single, Stax
Rufus Thomas
Did You Heard Me?
1972, ,
Soul/Funk
The Emotions
I Could Never Be Happy / I've Fallen In Love
1972, ,
Soul
Carla Thomas
Daughter, You're Still Your Daddy's Child / Love Means You Never Have To Say You're Sorry
1971, 7", Promo, Stax
Carla Thomas
You've Got A Cushion To Fall On / Love Means You Never Have To Say You're Sorry
1971
Rufus Thomas
The World Is Round / (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
1971, ,
Soul
Carla Thomas
"Love Means..."
1971, ,
Soul
Various
The Deep Soul Of Stax
1970
Various
Gold Soul
1970
Various
Boy Meets Girl
1969, ,
Soul
Albert King, Steve Cropper & Pop Staples*
Jammed Together
1969, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Isaac Hayes
Walk On By / By The Time I Get To Phoenix
1969
Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Soul
1969, ,
Soul/Funk
Albert King, Steve Cropper, Pop Staples*
Water
1969

APPEARANCES +


Various
Stone Crush (Memphis Modern Soul 1977-1987)
2020, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Various
The Complete Satellite Records Singles
2017, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Rockabilly
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Georgie Fame And Beverley Skeete
My King And Queen
2017,
Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Boogie Woogie/Blues Rock/Dixieland/Jump Blues
The Mar-Keys Featuring Booker T & The MG's
Last Night!
2017, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
John Gary Williams
John Gary Williams
2017
Public Enemy
Fight The Power - The Collection
2015, CD, Comp, Spectrum Music (2), ,
Conscious
Various
Roots Of Funk (1947-1962)
2015, 3xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Afro-Cuban/Bayou Funk/Boogaloo/Cha-Cha/Cubano/Descarga/Funk/Jazz-Funk/Mambo/Son/Latin Jazz/Soul
Vaneese Thomas
Blues For My Father
2014, CD, Album, Segue Records (2), ,
Rhythm & Blues
Billie Ray Martin
Where Fools Rush In (Including Original Demo)
2014, ,
Soul/House/Ambient
Booker T. & The M.G.s* / The Mar-Keys
Green Onions + Last Night & Do The Pop-Eye
2013, CD, Album, RE + CD, Comp + Comp, Not Now Music, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Duane Allman
Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective
2013, ,
Blues Rock
Denise LaSalle
Trapped By A Thing Called Love / On The Loose
2011, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Public Enemy
Bring The Noise Remix / Give It Up
2008, CD, Maxi, Promo, disco:wax, WEA
Public Enemy
Bring The Noise Remix / Give It Up (Remixes By Ferry Corsten, Benny Benassi & Don Diablo)
2007, CD, Maxi, Ultra Records, ,
House/Electro/Hip-House
Various
Stax/Volt - The Complete Singles Vol 3: 1963-1964
2007, CD, Comp, Atlantic, Rhino Records (2), ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
Stax/Volt - The Complete Singles Vol 4: 1964-1965
2007, CD, Comp, Atlantic, Rhino Records (2), ,
Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The Staple Singers
The Very Best Of
2007, ,
Soul
The Mad Lads
The Best Of The Mad Lads
2007, ,
Soul
Public Enemy
Fight The Power: Greatest Hits Live!
2006, CD, Album, Comp + DVD-V, Charly Records, Titan Global Entertainment, Pyramid Records (10), ,
Conscious
Eddie Floyd
Stax Profiles
2006, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Carla Thomas
Stax Profiles
2006, ,
Soul
Rufus Thomas
Stax Profiles
2006, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples / Only For The Lonely
2006
Various
1968 (Ein Jahr Und Seine 20 Songs)
2005, CD, Comp, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Public Enemy
Power To The People And The Beats (Public Enemy's Greatest Hits)
2005,
The Country Soul Revue
Testifying
2004, CD, Album, Casual Records, Casual Records, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Country
Public Enemy
Classic Public Enemy
2004, ,
Conscious/Hardcore Hip-Hop
Various
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
2004
Vaneese Thomas
A Woman's Love
2003, ,
Soul
Various
JAM!
2002, CD, Comp, Soul Dispenser, Halidon, Capriccio Records, ,
Soul
Various
The Blues Foundation Presents Blues Greats
2002, CD, Comp, Birdman Recording Group,
Rufus Thomas
Live In Porretta
2002, CD, Album, Sli, Soul Dispenser, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The Mar-Keys
Last Night! / Do The Pop-Eye
2002
Mavis Staples
Only For The Lonely
2001
Irma Thomas
If You Want It Come And Get It
2001, ,
Soul
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Double Bill
2001, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Billie Ray Martin
I've Never Been To Memphis
2001, ,
Pop Rock/Downtempo/Trip Hop/Progressive House
Billie Ray Martin
18 Carat Garbage
2001, ,
Trip Hop/Downtempo/Soul/Ballad
Public Enemy
The Best Of Public Enemy
2001,
Dave Godin
Deep Soul Treasures (Taken From The Vaults...) (Volume 3)
2000, ,
Soul
Irma Thomas
My Heart's In Memphis - The Songs Of Dan Penn
2000, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Etta James
The Chess Box
2000, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Johnnie Taylor
Lifetime - A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1965-1999
2000, ,
Soul
Various
Grænseløs Greatest
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Grænseløs Grammofon, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock/Pop Rap/Synth-pop/Reggae-Pop/Eurodance
The Soul Children*
Genesis/Friction
1999, ,
Soul
Rufus Thomas
Swing Out With Rufus Thomas
1999
Albert King
La Force Tranquille Du Blues
1998,
Patti Austin
Street Of Dreams
1998, ,
Smooth Jazz/Vocal
Rufus Thomas
Rufus Live!
1997
Rufus Thomas
Do The Funky Chicken
1997
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
1996
Isaac Hayes
The Best Of The Polydor Years
1996, ,
Soul/Disco
Various
Awesome 4
1995, ,
House/Bass Music/Pop Rock/Euro House/Hip Hop
Various
Def Jam Music Group - Ten Year Anniversary
1995,
Various
The Greatest Hits '94 Volume 3
1994, CD, Comp, Magnum, Magnum, ,
Pop Rock/Happy Hardcore/Conscious/House/Pop Rap/Reggae-Pop/Techno/Euro House/Gangsta/Hard Rock/Hip Hop/Contemporary R&B/G-Funk
Various
Hit Parade
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Polystar (3), ,
Pop Rock
Various
Focus - Early July 1994
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, Mercury, Polydor, ,
Folk Rock/New Age/Soft Rock/Country Rock/Pop Rock/Dance-pop/Synth-pop/House/Progressive House/Jazzdance/Gangsta/RnB/Swing/Contemporary R&B/Ballad/Conscious/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Focus - August 1994
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, Mercury, Polydor, ,
Folk Rock/New Age/Soft Rock/Country Rock/Pop Rock/Dance-pop/Synth-pop/House/Progressive House/Jazzdance/Gangsta/RnB/Swing/Contemporary R&B/Ballad/Conscious
Various
The Greatest Hits '94 Volume 3
1994, Cass, Comp, Magnum, Magnum, Magnum, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Novelty/Euro House/Downtempo/Ballad
Various
L'art D'écouter Juillet 1994
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, PolyGram, ,
Acid Jazz/Chanson/Pop Rock/Rhythm & Blues/House/Soul/Hard Rock/Rock & Roll
William Bell
Duets
1994, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Public Enemy
Give It Up
1994
Public Enemy
Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age
1994, ,
Conscious
Various
Soul Instinct (Porretta International Soul Festival)
1993
Margie Joseph
Margie Joseph Makes A New Impression / Phase II
1993, ,
Soul
Eddie Hinton
Very Blue Highway
1993
Little Milton
Waiting For Little Milton / Blues 'N' Soul
1992, CD, Album, Comp, Stax, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Tommy Tate
All Or Nothing
1992, CD, Album, P-Vine Records
The Memphis Horns
Flame Out
1992
Clarence Carter
Snatching It Back: The Best Of Clarence Carter
1992, ,
Soul
Pops Staples
Peace To The Neighborhood
1992, ,
Gospel/Soul/Electric Blues
Silk
Smooth As Silk
1992, ,
Soul/Funk
Various
One Night In Memphis - Live Vol. 1
1992, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Sanne*
Where Blue Begins
1991,
Blues Rock/Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1991, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Albert King
Blues For Elvis
1991
Various
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968
1991, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Pop Rock/Soul/Funk
Johnnie Taylor
The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues
1991
The Mad Lads
The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads / A New Beginning
1990, CD, Comp, RM, Stax, ,
Soul
Back To Stax
A Tribute To The Memphis Sound Volumes 2
1990, Laserdisc, 12", S/Sided, Album, NTSC, VideoArts
Denise LaSalle
Still Trapped
1990, ,
Soul
Back To Stax
A Tribute To The Memphis Sound Volumes 1 & 2
1990
Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Soul
1990
Shirley Brown
Fire & Ice
1989, ,
Soul
Various
The Best Of Chess Rhythm & Blues Volume Two
1988, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Willie Mitchell
That Driving Beat
1986, LP, Comp, Hi Records, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
J. Blackfoot
Physical Attraction
1984
Shirley Brown
Intimate Storm
1984, ,
Soul/Disco
Etta James
Chess Masters
1983, 2xLP, Comp, RE, Chess, ,
Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Vocal
Gerard Harris
No Strings Attached
1983, LP, Album, Lomo Records,
J. Blackfoot
City Slicker
1983
Tony Joe White
Dangerous
1983, ,
Country Rock
Eddie Mayberry
I'm A Rover
1983, ,
Soul
Various
Stax Greatest Hits
1981, 2xLP, Comp, Stax, ,
Soul/Funk
Randy Brown
Leave The Bridges Standing
1981
Bar-Kays
Nightcruising
1981
Chocolate Milk
Blue Jeans
1981, ,
P.Funk/Disco
Randy Brown
Randy
1981
Denise La Salle* And Satisfaction
Guaranteed
1981, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Various
15 Original Big Hits Vol. 2
1981
Ebonee Webb
Ebonee Webb
1981, ,
Disco/Funk/Boogie
Isaac Hayes
Lifetime Thing
1981, ,
Soul/Funk
Lannie McMillan
Breakin' Through
1980, ,
Soul-Jazz
Denise LaSalle
I'm So Hot
1980, ,
Disco
Kenny Doss
Movin' On A Feelin'
1980,
Various
Disco Freak
1979, LP, Mixed, Promo, Smplr, Arista, Pathé Marconi EMI
Oscar Perry
Body Movements
1979, LP, Album, Gamma Records (5), ,
Disco
Denise La Salle*
Unwrapped
1979, ,
Soul/Disco
Little Milton
Waiting For Little Milton
1978, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Denise LaSalle
Under The Influence
1978, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Tommy Smiley
We've Got Love
1977, LP, Album, RCA Victor, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
Mad Lads*
So Nice / By The Time I Get To Phoenix
1977
Denise La Salle*
The Bitch Is Bad !
1977
The Soul Children*
You Don't Need A Ring
1977
Silk
Ain't No Need Of Crying / On Fire
1977
Albert King
The Pinch
1977, ,
Electric Blues/Soul/Funk
Shirley Brown
Shirley Brown
1977, ,
Soul
Soul Children
Where Is Your Woman Tonight?
1977
Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun
1976
Silk (14) / Broadway
Party / X-15
1976
Various
A Tribute To Al Jackson
1976, ,
Soul/Funk
Silk
Party
1976
Yvonne Elliman
Rising Sun
1975, ,
Soul/Vocal
Johnny Hallyday
Rock A Memphis
1975, ,
Rock & Roll
Denise La Salle*
Here I Am Again
1975
Sam & Dave
Back At 'Cha!
1975, ,
Soul
O.B. McClinton*
Just In Case / Woman, You're Dynamite
1975
Duane Allman
An Anthology Vol. II
1974, ,
Southern Rock
The Staple Singers
The Best Of The Staple Singers
1974
Blinky Williams*
Walk With Me Jesus
1974, ,
Gospel/Soul
Shirley Brown
Woman To Woman
1974
The Temprees
Three
1974
The Temprees
Love Maze
1973, ,
Soul
Eric Mercury
Love Is Taking Over
1973, ,
Soul
Denise La Salle*
On The Loose
1973, ,
Soul
Ollie Nightingale
Sweet Surrender
1973, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Rufus Thomas
Crown Prince Of Dance
1973, ,
Soul/Funk
Joey Gregrash*
Tell The People
1973
The Mad Lads
A New Beginning
1973, ,
Soul/Funk
Duke Williams And The Extremes
A Monkey In A Silk Suit Is Still A Monkey
1973, ,
Soul/Funk
Inez Foxx
Inez Foxx At Memphis
1973
Denise LaSalle
Doin' It Right
1972, LP, Comp, Westbound Records, ,
Soul
Duane Allman
An Anthology
1972, ,
Blues Rock/Southern Rock/Soul
Various
Stax Presents... The Soul Giants
1972, ,
Soul
The Soul Children*
Genesis
1972, ,
Soul
Carla Thomas
Sugar
1972, ,
Soul
Carla Thomas
Sugar / I May Not Be All You Want (But I'm All You Got)
1972,
Ben Atkins*
Patchouli
1971, ,
Folk Rock
Kim Weston
Kim Kim Kim
1971, ,
Soul
The Newcomers
Pin The Tail On The Donkey
1971, ,
Funk
Carla Thomas
You've Got A Cushion To Fall On
1971, ,
Soul
Dorothy Morrison
(It's So Beautiful) On Top Of The Mountain / Peace Brother Peace
1971
Margie Joseph
Margie Joseph Makes A New Impression
1971
Joey Gregorash
North Country Funk
1971
Clarence Carter
The Best Of Clarence Carter
1971, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Dorothy Morrison
LP Sampler
1970, 7", EP, Promo, Smplr, Buddah Records, ,
Soul
Various
Memphis Express
1970, LP, Comp, Stax, ,
Soul
Dorothy Morrison
Brand New Day
1970
Dakota Staton
I've Been There
1970
The Staple Singers
(Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay
1969
Various
Soul Explosion
1969, ,
Soul
Various
Stax Soul Explosion
1969, ,
Soul
Clarence Carter
The Dynamic Clarence Carter
1969, ,
Soul
Wilson Pickett
Hey Jude
1969, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
The Mad Lads
The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads
1969,
The Staple Singers
Soul Folk In Action
1969
Various
Stax Soul Selection
1968, LP, Comp, Stax
Etta James
Tell Mama
1968, ,
Vocal/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The Mad Lads
So Nice
1968
Willie Mitchell
Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On / Lucky
1967
Willie Mitchell
Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On
1967, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Carla Thomas
Carla
1966
William Bell
Don't Make Something Out Of Nothing / Who Will It Be Tomorrow
1964, 7", Single, Stax
Carla Thomas
What A Fool I've Been / The Life I Live
1963
The Beachers
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
7", Loyola
Wilson Pickett
A Man And A Half
,
Rhythm & Blues
Etta James
The Essential Etta James
,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947 - 1974 Volume 4 1958 - 1962
,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
Stax Trax (18 Classic Soul Hits)
,
Soul/Calypso/Disco/Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Soundtrack
Eddie Hinton
Live In Porretta
,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Carla Thomas
What Is Love?
Albert King
Blues For Elvis
2002
Albert King
The Blues Don't Change
1998, ,
Electric Blues/Soul/Funk
Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Soul
1971, ,
Soul/Funk
Wilson Pickett
Hey Jude
1969