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The Portland Observer
Music Hall Honors
C ontinued froM p age 3
Kingston Trio and Mama Cass.
He helped spawn local musical
careers like that of Mel Brown,
Billy Larkin, Shirley Nanette
and Ron Steen, who played his
first gig for Knauls.
Thomas was born in Portland
in 1939. In his teens, he was per-
forming with a doo-wop group,
the Monterays, and in 1964 re-
corded “Deep Within My Heart”
and “Push ‘em Up” for the re-
gional Sure Star label. By 1966,
he signed with LA producer/
writer Jerry Goldstein, recording
“Can You Dig It?” with Mary
Wells, Brenda Holloway and
Mary Wilson backing him up.
He appeared at the famed “Apol-
lo” club in Harlem, opening for
the likes of Stevie Wonder, Otis
Redding and The Rolling Stones.
By the mid 70’s he’d moved back
to Portland where he hosted jam
sessions and played music with
friends.
In 2010 he was coaxed out of
semi-retirement and back into
the recording studio for the first
time in 40 years. His current
band Ural Thomas and The Pain
last year released their latest al-
bum, the well-received and aptly
titled The Right Time.
This year’s Oregon Music
Hall of Fame induction ceremo-
ny will include performances by
Little Sue, Michael Hurley, Se-
quel and Pond with special guest
Mark Lindsay who will also be
one of the musicians inducted as
an individual artist. He already
had a spot in the Oregon Music
Hall for being a member of this
historic band Paul Revere and
the Raiders.
Proceeds from the event help
support music education, and
scholarship programs.