Nancy Lovegren Lewandowski
Inducted in 2000
At the age of eight, an accordion salesman knocked at Nancy Lovegren’s door. That was when she fell in love with the accordion. As a popular Twin Cities musician, Nancy has played everything from weddings and anniversaries to television, theatre, big band, jazz groups and the nightclub circuit. Nancy performed for 25 years with Percy Hughes at the Ambassador Hotel in Minneapolis. Percy and her also performed at the Minnesota Historical Society’s Guests in the Gallery performance series in an exhibit called Sounds Good to Me.