Chord-Ayres
Chord-Ayres Inducted 2012 In rural Louisburg, Minnesota, on the evening of Tuesday, November 24th, 1969, a group of young men gathered in the basement of the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Church […]
Koerner, Ray & Glover
Koerner (1938-2024), Ray (1943-2002) & Glover (1939-2019) Inducted 2012 Guitarist “Spider” John Koerner, Dave “Snaker” Ray (also guitar) and Tony “Little Sun” Glover (harmonica)– the names are legendary, and the […]
Leonard “Skeets” Langley
Leonard “Skeets” Langley (1943-2020) Inducted 2012 Skeets Langley and the trio he formed were one of the most unique and sought-after musical groups of The Great Northwest for many years. […]
Gilbert “Gilly” Maus
Gilbert “Gilly” Maus (1947-2010) Inducted 2011 Gilly Maus was born in Little Falls, MN and later moved to Pierz, Minnesota where he and his wife farmed in Morrison County until […]
Johnny Gag
Johnny Gag (1939-2015) Inducted 2011 Johnny Gag was born in New Ulm where he attended Holy Trinity School and graduated from New Ulm High School after which he spent eight […]
Paul Manz
Paul Manz (1919-2009) Inducted 2011 Paul Manz enriched the world of sacred music in a wide variety of ways. Organist, teacher, composer, lecturer, conductor, scholar, and undoubted enthusiast. Manz was […]
Swinging Ambassadors
The Swinging Ambassadors Inducted 2011 The Swinging Ambassadors organized in 1967. The group was hired to play dance music and to back various celebrities at Diamond Lil’s nightclub in downtown […]
Lothar Meisel
Lothar Meisel (1929-2011) Inducted 2011 Lothar Meisel was born in Klingenthal, Germany. Lothar had wanted to become a forester growing up, but because of the war he had to give […]
Johnny Western
Johnny Western (1934- ) Inducted 2011 Johnny Westerlund, country singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and radio show host, was born in Two Harbors, MN but was primarily raised in Northfield, Minnesota. When […]
Gary Rue
Gary Rue Inducted 2010 Originally from Tracy, Minnesota, at age five Gary took the stage as Johnny in the play Johnny and the Magic Carpet Ride while in kindergarten. In […]