Blandin Male Chorus
Blandin Male Chorus Inducted in 1994 After a modest beginning in 1953, the Blandin Male Chorus was officially organized in 1955 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. With the vision, drive, and […]
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (1944-2017) Inducted in 1994 Michael Johnson’s music has the kind of diversity, depth, and sophistication that takes years of wide-ranging experience to develop. He worked to produce music […]
Eddie “Skeets” Washinowski
Eddie “Skeets” Washinowski (1921–1995) Inducted in 1994 Eddie Skeets was born March 14, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began playing an accordion with the Walter Parorski Band in 1936. Skeets […]
New Ulm Greenhouse Boys Band
New Ulm Greenhouse Boys Band Inducted in 1994 Otto Boock (1979- 1942), owner of the Sleepy Eye and New Ulm Greenhouses, conceived the idea that the organization of a boys’ […]
Sylvester “Syl” Liebl
Sylvester “Syl” Liebl (1917 – 2003) Inducted in 1993 Bandleader and concertina player Syl Liebl is one of those few who can look back and smile about a remarkable music […]
Lois V. Best Herman
Lois V. Best Herman (1917-2015) Inducted in 1993 Lois Verne Best was born in Courtney, Pennsylvania to Charles and Agnes Best. Both parents were amateur church singers, but Lois did […]
Concord Singers
Concord Singers Inducted in 1993 The Concord Singers were founded in 1931, under the direction of E. J. Halling and accompanist Ted Pelzl. Their first rehearsals, held in the Masonic […]
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran (1938–1960) Inducted in 1993 Born October 3, 1938 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, Eddie Cochran was the youngest of five children born to Alice and Frank Cochran. He got […]
Leighton “Skipper” Berg
Leighton “Skipper” Berg (1905–1995) Inducted in 1993 Born in Northwood, Iowa, Skipper Berg’s first experience with a musical unit was playing banjo during his school days at St. Olaf College […]
Ellsworth “Babe” Wagner
Ellsworth “Babe” Wagner (1914 – 1949) Inducted in 1992. Babe Wagner was a descendent of accomplished musicians. Babe himself became accomplished by the age of 10, eventually learning to play […]