Prince
Prince (1958-2017) Inducted 2007 Prince Rogers Nelson has been widely called the most important musician of his generation internationally. He was born in Minneapolis and was named after his father’s […]
Monroe Crossing
Monroe Crossing Inducted 2007 Named in the honor of Bill Monroe, “America’s Father of Bluegrass Music”, Twin Cities-based Monroe Crossing is an upbeat blend of classic and traditional bluegrass going […]
John Henle
John Henle (1926-2020) Inducted 2007 John Henle’s biggest contribution to the Minnesota music scene was his 33-year career as a music educator. John’s music education began as a fourth grader […]
Minneapolis Police Band
The Minneapolis Police Band Inducted 2006 Major General George Emerson Leach and Arthur Bolte formed the Minneapolis Police Band in 1917. Leach was elected mayor of Minneapolis after retiring from […]
Don Klossner
Don Klossner (1935-2025 ) Inducted 2006 Donnie Klossner attempted to play his father’s button accordion at an early age. He then received a double-reed concertina and took lessons from Ray […]
Ray Valek
Ray Valek (1917-2018) Inducted 2006 There is a saying, “To be Czech is to be musical”. The Valek family of Lonsdale, Minnesota is no exception. His first memory of music […]
Libby Larsen
Libby Larsen (1950- ) Inducted 2006 Libby Larsen is one of America’s most prolific and most-performed living composers. She has created a catalogue of over 500 works spanning virtually every […]
Daisy Dillman Band
The Daisy Dillman Band Inducted 2006 Twin Cities-based Daisy Dillman Band formed in 1976 simply because Pat Frederick, Steve Solmonson, Steve Seamans, and Michael Wold liked each other’s music-making and […]
Julie DeLeo
Julie DeLeo (1932-2009) Inducted 2006 Julie DeLeo was a pioneer woman of old-tyme music in New Ulm. At the age of 11, she performed with The Six Fat Dutchmen whenever […]
Rutherford Witthus
Rutherford “Rudy” Witthus (1914-2011) Inducted 2005 Rudy Witthus was born in Green Isle Township, Minnesota in 1914. At the age of eight he began playing a seventy-six-key, three-reed concertina. Rudy […]