Mickey Thomas Singer 1979 - Present (Starship)

Name:	Mickey Thomas
Born:	Dec 3, 1949, Cairo, GA
Spouse:	Sara Kendrick, (8/8/84 - Present)

Biography:
Bought into the band to replace Marty Balin, Mickey was a former singer with the Elvin Bishop Group. His inclusion in the band drove them towards a more harder "Stadium Rock" style. This, plus his battle with Paul Kantner for control of the band, would eventually lead to Kantner's departure to form the KBC Band with Marty Balin and Jack Casady, and the transformation of Jefferson Starship into "pop-rockers" Starship. Following the departures of first Pete Sears, then Grace Slick and eventually Craig Chaquico and Don Baldwin, he remains the only band member from their hit-making days of "We Built This City" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".

Select Discography:
Let It Flow - The Elvin Bishop Group. (1974)
Juke Joint Jump - The Elvin Bishop Group. (1975)
Struttin' My Stuff - The Elvin Bishop Group. (1976)
Raisin' Hell - The Elvin Bishop Group. (1977)
As Long as You Love Me. (1977)
Alive Alone. (1981)
All Jefferson Starship releases 1979-84.
All Starship releases.
Marching to Mars - Sammy Hagar. (1998)

Other Work:
Mickey provides the voice of Kanga Roddy in the Emmy-winning syndicated cartoon, "The Adventures of Kanga Roddy,"

Trivia:
He became a singer after seeing The Beatles play live when he was 14.

His later musical influences were Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, and Otis Redding.

He joined the Elvin Bishop group after spending a year backing black gospel singer Gideon Daniels, who was a friend of Bishop's.

He originally signed with Jefferson Starship for two albums, but ended up staying for 11 years.

As an ordained minister, he officiated at fellow band-member Craig Chaquico's wedding in 1986.