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 […]
Moore By Four
Moore By Four Inducted 2022 Moore by Four was formed in 1986 at Ruby’s Cabaret in Minneapolis, and quickly established themselves as a fixture on the Twin Cities music scene. […]
James McGuire
James McGuire Inducted 2017 From Mankato, Jim McGuire became enamored with the guitar in the 1960s, and later became passionate about jazz and classical music. He taught guitar for more […]
Les Fields
Les Fields (1928- ) Inducted 2004 Les Fields of Rochester, Minnesota was born in Cresco, Iowa, a town near the Turkey River. His musical history began at the age of […]
Barbary Coast Dixieland Band
The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band Indducted 2001 Since 1966, Twin Cities-based Barbary Coast Dixieland Band has set thousands of toes tapping at major nightclubs, The Minnesota State Fair, The Ordway […]
Percy Hughes
Percy Hughes (1923-2016) Inducted in 1996 Percy grew up in a musical family in St. Paul. His father played French horn and his mother was a pianist. At age 11 […]
Jeanne Arland Peterson
Jeanne Arland Peterson (1922–2013 ) Inducted in 1992 Jeanne Arland Peterson was Minnesota’s most formidable female jazz singer and pianist. She was the staff vocalist for WCCO radio for about […]
Ervin “Red” Wolfe
Ervin “Red” Wolfe (1920-1991) Inducted 1991 Trumpeter Red Wolfe put Minnesota on the map in the jazz world. His playing career started at age 11 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. In […]