Scenes from the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Scenes from the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Guitar auction at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Guitar auction at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Guitar auction at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Scenes from the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Master of ceremonies Tony Starlight at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Sand into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Billy Triplett into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Billy Triplett into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Dr. Demento into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Dr. Demento into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Dr. Demento into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Dr. Demento into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Signe Anderson into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Signe Anderson into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Dave Carter into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Dave Carter into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Billy Hults into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Michael Allen Harrison remembering Janice Scroggins and honoring her with Album of the Year on Oct. 4, 2014
Daughter Nafisaria Scroggins-Thomas and family with Michael Allen Harrison accepting Janice Scroggins' Album of the Year award
Portugal. The Man accepting the Artist of the Year award at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Nu Shooz at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The Oregon Music Hall of Fame board at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The Oregon Music Hall of Fame board at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Jay “Bird” Koder into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Jay “Bird” Koder into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
With the band on tour, ex-Dandy Warhols drummer Eric Hedford essentially inducted himself into OMHOF
Club owner Tony DeMicoli recalling the early days of The Dandys and Courtney Taylor-Taylor on Oct. 4, 2014
Tony DeMicoli and Eric Hedford accepting The Dandy Warhols induction into OMHOF on Oct. 4, 2014
Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
China Forbes of Pink Martini at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Induction of Pink Martini into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay “Bird” Koder's tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle with Tracey Harris on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay “Bird” Koder's tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle with Tracey Harris on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay “Bird” Koder's tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle with Tracey Harris on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay “Bird” Koder's tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle with Tracey Harris on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay “Bird” Koder's tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle with Tracey Harris on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay “Bird” Koder's tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle with Tracey Harris on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay “Bird” Koder's tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle with Tracey Harris on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay “Bird” Koder's tribute to Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle with Tracey Harris on Oct. 4, 2014
Norman Sylvester at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Jay "Bird" Koder performing with Norman Sylvester at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony on Oct. 4, 2014
Norman Sylvester and Jay "Bird" Koder dueling at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony on Oct. 4, 2014
Norman Sylvester with daughter Lenanne Miller-Sylvester at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony on Oct. 4, 2014
Norman Sylvester at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Norman Sylvester's daughter Lenanne Miller-Sylvester at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony on Oct. 4, 2014
The Norman Sylvester Band at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
Norman Sylvester at the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The Norman Sylvester Band at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The Norman Sylvester Band at the OMHOF Induction Ceremony at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The OMHOF Induction Ceremony grand finale of "Louie Louie" at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The OMHOF Induction Ceremony grand finale of "Louie Louie" at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The OMHOF Induction Ceremony grand finale of "Louie Louie" at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The OMHOF Induction Ceremony grand finale of "Louie Louie" at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The OMHOF Induction Ceremony grand finale of "Louie Louie" at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014
The OMHOF Induction Ceremony grand finale of "Louie Louie" at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014

The Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony featuring Nu Shooz, Norman Sylvester and Dr. Demento at the Aladdin Theater on Oct. 4, 2014

Photos by John Alcala

October 10, 2014 4:48pm

Words by Don Campbell

November 11, 2014 11:45am

From the sublime to the arcane, the inductees into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame comprise an august body of superstars, side players and contributors to the state’s musical history. They are bound by geography and a longtime contribution to the art, craft and business of an industry that gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson once famously decried as “a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where... read more

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