After the military, he joined another group called "The Ripps", members were Leonard Dykes, Al Sheppard, Bill Norris, and Mathew R. Breckenridge (a.k.a.Rufus Wonder). Bill Norris, was also an excellent drummer, producer and vocalist. He were a member of the "Earl Grant's group" at that time.

We performed at many clubs around Los Angeles in the Hollywood circuit, until the group dismantled. Rufus decided to move to San Francisco, where he performed in many nightclubs around the San Francisco bay area.

Rufus left San Francisco, for Chicago, worked the club circuit there for awhile, then on to Detroit, Michigan. He has performed with many well known artist, in the United States, and abroad.

He wrote "Under the Moon", and "So Upset" before signing with Lando records. Rufus, recorded as Rufus Wonder & the Additions on the Lando Record Label.

The members of the group were Horace Parker, Lionel Brown, Carl Johnson, and Kenneth Wright. The group changed their names from the Editions to the Additions after hooking up with Rufus Wonder. They recorded "Under the Moon" and "So Upset" on the LANDO record label in Detroit, Michigan.

It was here that Rufus Wonder was signed, and recorded by the famous, child star, Frank I. "Sugar Chile" Robinson, and Clifton Dickerson, the owners of the record label.

Frank I. Robinson, who was a child star ,he played the piano, on the Ed Sullivan TV show at the age of 4-5 years old, he still resides in Detroit, Michigan.

"Clifton Dickerson is no longer living, I am told. I have not heard from any of the members of the group in a number of years. But I am still in touch with Mr. Frank I. Robinson."

At that time, Rufus Wonder's personal manager was the famous Organist Mr. Herman Davis of Detroit, Michigan.

Rufus, has performed, on stage with such artists as the "Fabulous Counts", "Little Milton", the famous dancers Oscar Huckelbee & Caldonia Young, Edd Henry,

Steve Mancha, "100 proof aged in soul", "The Du Kays", "The Red Saunders band of Chicago", "Harvey Scales & the Seven Sounds", Dennis Edwards, "Carl Carlton, "Sugar Pie" Disanto, "The Mar Keys", William Bell, "The Temptations", Billy Preston, Betty Everetts, Gene Chandler, [Eugene Dixon], Alberta Adams, Christine Katrell, Roger Hatcher, Lee Rogers, "The O' town Passions", "The Cleveland Jones Temptation Revue", Lee Williams, "God's New Creations", "The Oakland Heirs", Joe Williams, and Inez Jones , The famous actress, Colostine [Kuki] Boatwright who is in the movie Cooley High, and Cynthia Joy , actress & model from Great Neck, New York. to name a few.

He has been booked through , Rodgers & Rodgers theatrical Enterprises out of Detroit, Michigan, The Jimmy Daniel's Revue, of the Shaw artist agency, out of New York, Dale Warren Agency, out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The little theater group, which was run by Mr. Mosley, and Mr. Adams of the Negro Charities of America out of Chicago, Illinois, whose first names is unknown.