Category Archives: Ural Thomas & The Pain

Ural Thomas & The Pain: 
I'll Do It For You

“Ural’s whole life has been music; blues, R&B, funk, jazz and honkey-tonk, playing it and teaching it. He started his first band when he was 11.  For years he worked as a session artist, including for the big names- The Kingsmen, Billy Larkin and Neil Diamond. He headlined his own bands, including at the Apollo theater in the 60’s where James Brown and Otis Redding performed.”

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Recorded at Pickathon Music Fest 2014.

Ural Thomas & The Pain: 
Here Comes The Hurt

While the future for Thomas and the Pain is anything but certain, both Thomas and Magee hope this is only the beginning. Citing Daptone Records as a model, they envision writing and recording original material going forward. Regardless of where the group may or may not go, Thomas counts himself among the blessed. “I feel very lucky”, he says. “Because a lot of people my age have already given up on everything and they’ve decided they’re just going to get old and die. As long as I can and I feel like I’ve got something to give, I want to be there.”

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Recorded at Pickathon Music Festival 2014.

 

Ural Thomas & The Pain: 
Baby Help Me

A lot has been written about Ural Thomas’ supposed “comeback” but according to Ural, he never felt he was gone. Ural came on the Seattle scene in the 50’s and has never stopped. He’s a singer-songwriter, weaving stories from his experiences as well as those of his parents. A big believer of the truth, Ural says you must be real and honest to yourself first. If you’re faking it your whole life, then that’s what you’re going to give out, “you only get what you give.”

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Recorded at Pickathon Music Festival 2014.

Ural Thomas & The Pain: 
You Got Me Hummin'

“Thomas is, and forever will be Portland’s pillar of soul. He started singing beneath his mother’s knee in church at the age of 3. By high school he led the doo-wop group the Mono Rays, breaking hearts and taking names at Jefferson High and Irvington Park along the way. Ural’s voice and songwriting soon gained national attention and he found himself sharing the stage with the likes of James Brown, Otis Redding, Johnny Guitar Watson and “Little” Stevie Wonder.”

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Recorded at Pickathon Music Festival 2014.