Jimmy Thomas
(1918-2000)
Inducted in 2000
Based in Luverne, Minnesota, Jimmy Thomas was a Big-Band Dance Bandleader, ballroom owner, and Booking Agent for rock and roll bands The Trashmen and Myron Lee & The Caddies. Jimmy saw the future in the 1960s and changed his focus to modern times musically in an effortless manner. (photo courtesy of The South Dakota Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame)
