Rufe Davis: Trains Were His Thing
A toot of the train whistle today to country cornpone comedian Rufe Davis (Rufus Davidson, 1908-1974). The Oklahoma farmboy started out as a member of the Weaver Brothers and Elviry's large vaudeville act, where he specialized (as he would ever after) in vocal imitations, mimicking musical instruments, animals, train whistles, and other sound effects. He […]