Chan Poling
Inducted 2026 The Suburbs, 1984. Chan on right Chandler “Chan” Poling, born 1957 in Evanston, Illinois, is a Twin Cities-based singer, pianist, and composer best known as the leader of […]
Chatfield Brass Band & Library
Inducted 2026 The Chatfield Brass Band is an active community band with brass, woodwind and percussion musicians from SE Minnesota. They sponsor the “Music in the Park” summer concert series […]
The Castaways
The Castaways Inducted 2025 Original promotional 8×10 photo from 1965. Courtesy Soma Records. “Liar, Liar- pants on fire. Your nose is longer than a telephone wire. You ask me […]
Herb Pilhofer
Herb Pilhofer Inducted 2025 If The Herb Pilhofer Story ever becomes a movie, this will be the key scene: In the Spring of 1945 after Germany’s surrender, the citizens […]
Marv Nissel
Marv Nissel Inducted 2025 Marv Nissel started his interest in music in 1947 at the age of nine when his grandfather (William Nissel) and his father (Harold Nissel) were […]
Mark Kreitzer
Mark Kreitzer Inducted 2025 Mark Kreitzer began playing music in kindergarten, taking piano lessons, though it could be said that having two musicians for parents, music was always part […]
Myron Muehlbauer
Myron Muehlbauer Inducted 2025 Like a lot of musicians, Myron started out playing music in grade school. At New Ulm Cathedral High School, he was the Student Band Director. […]
Augie Garcia
Augie Garcia (1932-1999) Inducted 2025 Born on St. Paul’s West Side, Augie Garcia has been referred to as The Godfather of Minnesota Rock n Roll. His family was immensely […]
“Whoopee” John Wilfahrt
“Whoopee” John Wilfahrt (1893-1961) Inducted in 1989 The “Daddy of the Concertina”, Hans Wilfahrt grew up in the New Ulm, Minnesota area where family, friends, and the lively music there […]