After the military, he joined another group called "The Ripps", members were Leonard Dykes, Al Sheppard, Bill Norris, and Mathew R. Breckenridge (aka

Rufus Wonder). Bill Norris, was also an excellent drummer, producer and vocalist. He was a member of the "Earl Grant's team" 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. At about 6:30 AM, one Saturday morning Rufus Wonder, was performing on stage at Club 47, and after hours club on Mason street in San Francisco, singing Little Willie John’s song, “Fever” when all of a sudden, Little Willie John, walked through the door. Little Willie John, came over to Rufus and shook his hand and thank him for singing his song.

 

When Rufus left San Francisco, for Chicago, he worked the club circuit there in Chicago for awhile, then on to Detroit, Michigan where he recorded his first [45] single, “Under The Moon”, and “So Upset”.

Which is now a Northern Soul Classic around the world. Thanks to Kev Roberts in the UK. and all of the British of the Northern Soul Fever. Where the British are keeping Soul , and R&B music alive around the world where a lot of artist and some people in the USA have forgotten about their own music. Until the British came on tour for the Soul Trip USA in Los Angeles / Hollywood/Las Vegas 2004, New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia, 2006, Chicago/Detroit, 2009, and the Soul Trip re-union in ORLANDO, Florida Spring 2011.

 

This have brought a lot of artist that had stop performing, and recording back to the fold.

Now a lot of artist and entertainers are recording as Independent artist forming their own record labels, and now staying active doing their own thing.