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 Funky Robot, Jump Back '75 (Pt. 1), Somebody Stole My 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.

Funky Robot

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

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Jump Back '75 (Pt. 1)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Jump Back '75 (Pt. 1) (The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975) · Watch on YouTube

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Somebody Stole My Dog

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Somebody Stole My Dog (Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Sister's Got a Boyfriend

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Sister's Got a Boyfriend (Funky Way) · Watch on YouTube

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Stop Kicking My Dog Around

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Stop Kicking My Dog Around (Can't Get Away From This Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown

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

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Funky Way

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

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Save That Money

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Save That Money (Presenting Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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So Long Baby Goodbye

Listed as Rufus Thomas – So Long Baby Goodbye (Bustin the Blues, Vol. 11) · Watch on YouTube

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Funky Robot (Pt. 1)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Funky Robot (Pt. 1) (The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975) · Watch on YouTube

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Soul Food

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

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I Want to Be Loved

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I Want to Be Loved (Walking The Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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The World Is Round

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The World Is Round (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video ISKhHc32PCU · row ISKhHc32PCU

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I Wanna Sang

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I Wanna Sang (Crown Prince Of Dance) · Watch on YouTube

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Land of 1000 Dances

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Land of 1000 Dances (Presenting Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Do The Double Bump (Part 2)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Do The Double Bump (Part 2) (Stax Profiles: Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Wang Dang Doodle (Stereo)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Wang Dang Doodle (Stereo) (Can't Get Away From This Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 1)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 1) (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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6-3-8 (That's The Number To Play)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – 6-3-8 (That's The Number To Play) (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

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Bear Cat (A.K.A. Hound Dog)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Bear Cat (A.K.A. Hound Dog) (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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I Know You Don't Want Me No More

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I Know You Don't Want Me No More (The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975) · Watch on YouTube

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You Said

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

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Barefootin' (Stereo)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Barefootin' (Stereo) (Can't Get Away From This Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Walking The Dog (Live At P.J.'s / 1970)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Walking The Dog (Live At P.J.'s / 1970) (Doing The Push And Pull At PJ's (Live At P.J.'s / 1970)) · Watch on YouTube

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Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 2)

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Old McDonald Had A Farm (Part 2) (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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Blues In The Basement

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Blues In The Basement (That Woman Is Poison!) · Watch on YouTube

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I'll Be a Good Boy

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I'll Be a Good Boy (Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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It's Aw'rite

Listed as Rufus Thomas – It's Aw'rite (Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons

Listed as Rufus Thomas – (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

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Can't Ever Let You Go

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Can't Ever Let You Go (Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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I Want To Hold You

Listed as Rufus Thomas – I Want To Hold You (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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That Makes Christmas Day

Listed as Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas – That Makes Christmas Day (Christmas In Soulsville) · Watch on YouTube

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All Night Worker

Listed as Rufus Thomas – All Night Worker (All Night Worker: Rare Soul Sides) · Watch on YouTube

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Down Ta My House

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Down Ta My House (Iconic Soul) · Watch on YouTube

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Do The Push And Pull (Part 2) - Live

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Do The Push And Pull (Part 2) - Live (Rufus Thomas' Walking The Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Little Sally Walker

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Little Sally Walker (Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

youtube_video jMyIXZipRBk · row jMyIXZipRBk

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Love Trap

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Love Trap (Did You Heard Me?) · Watch on YouTube

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That Woman Is Poison!

Listed as Rufus Thomas – That Woman Is Poison! (That Woman Is Poison!) · Watch on YouTube

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Git On Up And Do It

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Git On Up And Do It (Crown Prince Of Dance) · Watch on YouTube

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Yeah, Yea-Ah

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Yeah, Yea-Ah (Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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Walking in the Rain

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

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Lookin' For A Love

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Lookin' For A Love (Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]) · Watch on YouTube

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When You Move You Loose

Listed as Carla Thomas & Rufus Thomas, Rufus Thomas – When You Move You Loose (Tramp) · Watch on YouTube

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That's Really Some Good

Listed as Rufus and Carla Thomas, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas – That's Really Some Good (Best Of) · Watch on YouTube

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Deep Down Inside

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Deep Down Inside (Presenting Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Birds and Bees

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Birds and Bees (Rufus Thomas) · Watch on YouTube

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Greasy Spoon

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Greasy Spoon (All Night Worker: Rare Soul Sides) · Watch on YouTube

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Do The Funky Chicken

Listed as Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Chicken (Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration Of Stax) · Watch on YouTube

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The Easy Livin' Plan

Listed as Rufus Thomas – The Easy Livin' Plan (Walking the Dog) · Watch on YouTube

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So Hard To Get Along With

Listed as Rufus Thomas – So Hard To Get Along With (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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