Sound of Blackness
The Sound of Blackness Inducted 1998 Multiple Grammy Award Winning Artists Sounds of Blackness continues to be among the most influential messengers of hope and peace. Twin Cities-based Sounds of […]
Clem Rohde
Clem Rohde Inducted 1998 Clem Rohde began his musical career at the age of 19 with a second-hand clarinet, eventually learning saxophone. He took lessons and began playing with his […]
Larry Malmberg
Larry Malmberg (1923-2009) Inducted 1997 While Larry Malmberg was in high school in the Twin Cities he became interested in playing accordion, following in his father’s musical talents. A musician […]
Govenaires Drum & Bugle Corps
Govenaires Drum & Bugle Corps Inducted 1997 The Govenaires Drum & Bugle Corps was first organized as the St. Peter Legion Corps in 1927 in St. Peter, Minnesota. The Corps […]
Lowell Schreyer
Lowell Schreyer (1929-2007) Inducted 1997 Lowell first caught the ear of the banjo on a radio show in Chicago in the 1940s. He went home to New Ulm and bought […]
Leroy “Silvers” Dewanz
Leroy “Silvers” Dewanz (1921-2009) Inducted 1997 Slivers started his professional career in 1939 with the Eddie Wilfahrt Band of New Ulm when he was a senior in high school. He […]
Jerry Dostal
Jerry Dostal (1908-2001) Inducted 1997 Drummer Jerry Dostal, known as “The King of Bohemian Music” started entertaining in the early 1930s and started his own eight-member band, based in Silver […]
Bert Lundberg
Bert Lundberg (1918-2021) Inducted in 1996 At the age of 16, Bert’s father gave him a four-string banjo while he was recuperating from the mumps. He learned to play trumpet […]
Paulette Carlson
Paulette Carlson (1952- ) Inducted 1996 Paulette Carlson was born in Northfield, Minnesota and grew up in Winsted with a yearning to sing and entertain. She started singing in talent […]
Roman Rezac
Roman Rezac (1917-2010) Inducted in 1996 With the winnings of some money from the county fair, Roman bought a two-row button accordion for himself and a fiddle for his brother […]