The Rockin’ Hollywoods
Inducted 2007
Steve Ghizoni, founder of the Rockin’ Hollywoods, was born in Minneapolis and in his high school days formed a band called The Defenders with two others. After college they added two more members and became The Rockin’ Hollywoods in 1973. The group toured the Upper Midwest and opened for many national acts, including The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, The Four Tops, Three Dog Night, and many others. The band was voted Best Performing Artist from the Minnesota Music Academy in 1987 and were inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in 2007. They recorded and released their self-titled album in 1980 and have performed thousands of gigs over 50 years.
