Yes. Rufus Thomas has 151 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 151

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including The Breakdown (Live At Wattstax / 1972), Sophisticated Sissy, Walking The Dog

Listed under the artist name 151 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

The Breakdown (Live At Wattstax / 1972)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The Breakdown (Live At Wattstax / 1972) (The Breakdown (Live At Wattstax / 1972)) · Watch on YouTube

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Sophisticated Sissy

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Sophisticated Sissy (Funky Way) · Watch on YouTube

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Walking The Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Walking The Dog (Walking The Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Baby It's Real

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Baby It's Real (Crown Prince Of Dance) · Watch on YouTube

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Funkiest Man Alive

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Funkiest Man Alive (Crown Prince Of Dance) · Watch on YouTube

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Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1) (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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Cause I Love You

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Cause I Love You (Presenting Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Boom Boom

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Boom Boom (Presenting Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Bear Cat

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Bear Cat (Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo (Walking The Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Walking the Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Walking the Dog (Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Do the Funky Chicken

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Do the Funky Chicken (Estrellas del Soul) · Watch on YouTube

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Do The Funky Chicken

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Chicken (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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Walking The Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Walking The Dog (Pure Pop - The 60s) · Watch on YouTube

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Funky Mississippi

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Funky Mississippi (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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Itch And Scratch (Part 1)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Itch And Scratch (Part 1) (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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Barefootin'

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Barefootin' (Iconic Soul) · Watch on YouTube

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Walking the Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Walking the Dog (Presenting Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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The Preacher And The Bear

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The Preacher And The Bear (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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I Think I Made a Boo Boo

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I Think I Made a Boo Boo (Funky Way) · Watch on YouTube

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Can Your Monkey Do the Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Can Your Monkey Do the Dog (Presenting Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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I'm Getting Better

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I'm Getting Better (Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975) · Watch on YouTube

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Do The Funky Penguin (Pt. 2)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Penguin (Pt. 2) (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

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The Funky Bird

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The Funky Bird (The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975) · Watch on YouTube

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Walking The Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Walking The Dog (Keith Richards' Jukebox) · Watch on YouTube

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Mashed Potatoes

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Mashed Potatoes (Walking The Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Funky Penguin

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Funky Penguin (Walking The Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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The Memphis Train

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The Memphis Train (Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Can Your Monkey Do the Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Can Your Monkey Do the Dog (Atlantic Top 60: Sweat-Soaked Soul Classics) · Watch on YouTube

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The Breakdown (Pt. 2)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The Breakdown (Pt. 2) (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

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The Breakdown (Pt. 1)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The Breakdown (Pt. 1) (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

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Sixty Minute Man

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Sixty Minute Man (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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Tutti Frutti

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Tutti Frutti (Crown Prince Of Dance) · Watch on YouTube

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Willy Nilly

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Willy Nilly (Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Funky Hot Grits

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Funky Hot Grits (Stax Profiles: Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Turn Your Damper Down

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Turn Your Damper Down (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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Rocket '88

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Rocket '88 (Swing Out with Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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The Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The Dog (Rufus Thomas: Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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I Didn't Believe

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I Didn't Believe (Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1) (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

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Ya Ya

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Ya Ya (Presenting Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Do The Funky Chicken (Live At The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum / 1972)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Chicken (Live At The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum / 1972) (Wattstax: The Living Word) · Watch on YouTube

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Breakdown

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Breakdown (Walking The Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Night Time Is the Right Time

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Night Time Is the Right Time (Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Hound Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Hound Dog (Brothers in Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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I'll Be Your Santa Baby

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I'll Be Your Santa Baby (Christmas In Soulsville) · Watch on YouTube

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(Do The) Push And Pull (Pts 1 & 2)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – (Do The) Push And Pull (Pts 1 & 2) (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

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Tiger man

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Tiger man (100 Golden Inspirations for the King) · Watch on YouTube

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Jump Back (Alternate Version)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Jump Back (Alternate Version) (Can't Get Away From This Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Let The Good Times Roll

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Let The Good Times Roll (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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