Inductees

Minnesota
Music Hall of Fame

Inductees

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Inductees

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1989		Paul W. "Doc" Evans
		"Whoopee" John Wilfahrt
		F. Melius Christiansen
		Ralph "Rollie" Altmeyer
		Boniface Gruenenfelder
		Special Recongnition Award: Christy Hengel

1990		Robert Gruenenfelder
		Dr. Frank Bencriscutto
		Dennis Morgan
		Harold B. Loeffelmacher
		Special Recongnition Award: Dr. Kurt Bell

1991		Bob Dylan
		Judy Garland
		Victor "Fezz" Fritsche
		Ervin "Red" Wolfe
		James "Red" McLeod

1992		Guy DeLeo
		Bobby Vee
		Jeanne Arland Peterson
		Leo "Pinky" Schroepfer
		Ellsworth "Babe" Wagner

1993		Leighton "Skipper" Berg
		Eddie Cochran
		Concord Singers
		Lois V. Best Herman
		Sylvester "Syl" Liebl

1994		New Ulm Greenhouse Boys Band
		Eddie Skeets
		Michael Johnson
		Blandin Male Chorus
		Musician Award: The Joseph Hofmeister Family
		Special Recongnition Award: Chuck Pasek & the KEYC Bandwagon Show

1995		Florian Chmielewski
		Elmer Scheid
		Schell's Hobo Band
		Clem & Harold Brau
		Johnny Holm
		Standford Freese

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1996      Jeanne Dewanz
                 Percy Huges
                 Roman Rezac
                 Paulette Carlson
                 Bert Lundberg

1997      Jerry Dostal
                 Leroy "Slivers" Dewanz
                 Lowell Schreyer
                 The Governaires
                 Larry Malmberg

1998      Clem Rhode
                 Sounds of Blackness
                 Big Walter Smith
                 The Kahle Brothers (Roman, Marvin & Fred)
                 The Sammy Jensen Orchestra
                 Special Recognition Award: Richard Wilfahrt

1999     Bill Hinkley
                 Tony & Betty Wolf of the Deutschmeisters
                 Harvey Heffron
                 The Minnesota Orchestra
                 Dominick Argento
                 Lamont Cranston
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2000    Ray Sands
                 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
                Nancy Lovegren Lewandowski
                 Frank Heck
                 Mike Shaw
                 Special Recognition Award: Jimmy Thomas

2001     Barbary Coast Dixieland
                 Philip Brunelle
                 Sherwin Linton
                 Raymond Meidl
                 Wally Pikal

2002      Billy Steiner
                 Ivan Kahle
                 Jules Herman
                 Der Cammack
                 Michael Barone

2003     Jack Schultz
                 Mike Glieden
                 Ewin Suess
                 Vern Schueller
                 Minnesota Over 60 Band
                 Minnesota Opera
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2004     Earl Schmidt & Jerry Schuft
                 Bob Wurtz & The Menagerie
                 Marvin Rainwater
                 Cliff Brunzell
                 Jerome (Jerry) Kadlec

2005      Ron Colby
                 Les Fields
                 Gene Thomas & the Jolly Brothers
                 Lowell Lundstrom
                 The Trashmen
                 Rudy Witthus

2006      Minneapolis Police Band
                 Donnie Klossner
                 Ray Valek
                 Libby Larson
                 Daisy Dillman Band
                 Julie DeLeo

2007      John Henle
                 Monroe Crossing
                 Prince
                 Rockin' Hollywoods
                 Dale Warland Singers
                 Peter & Paul Wendinger
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2008     John Arsers
                 Bruce Bradley
                 Tom Ginkel
                 St. Paul Police Band
                 Steele Family Singers
                 Special Recognition:
                Bob Raskob, owner/mgr. of the Medina Ballroom

2009      William Makovsky (Wee Willie)
                  Marilyn Sellars
                  Dick Macko
                  Land of Lakes Choirboys
                  Steve Moran
                  Dale Menten

2010      Dick Kimmel
                 Doug & Roger Kodet
                 Andrews Sisters
                 Minnesota Chorale
                 Keith Reese
                 Gary Rue

2011            Johnny Western-Two Harbors
                   Lother Meisel - Owatonna
                   Swing Ambassadors - Minneapolis
                   Paul Manz - St. Paul
                   Johnny Gag - Mankato
                   Gilbert "Gilly" Maus- Pierz

2012           Leonard "Skeets" Langley - Champlin
                     Chord-Ayres - Milan
                     Leroy Glazier - Sauk Rapids
                     Koerner, Ray & Glover - Minneapolis
                     Canoise - St. Cloud
                     Jerry Minar - New Prague

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