Paul Diethelm

Paul Diethelm Inducted 2022 Paul Diethelm (pronounced DEE-telm) originally hailed from the small town of Watertown, Minnesota, and was born into a musical family. As the youngest of four in […]

Mollie “B” Busta-Lange

Mollie “B” Busta-Lange Inducted 2022 Mollie “B” Busta-Lange is a multi-instrumentalist and award-winning vocalist who hosts The Mollie B Polka Party television show on cable channel RFD-TV. Through hard work […]

John Holmquist

John Holmquist (1955-2021) Inducted 2019 The outstanding guitarist John Holmquist gained international recognition as one of the leading young performers when he was awarded first prize in the Guitar 78 International […]

John and Sara McKay

Sara (1940- ) and John (1938- ) McKay Inducted 2019 Sara and John McKay (pronounced Mick-Kye) are two talented musicians who live in St Peter, Minnesota. Based in Nova Scotia, […]

Ernie Coopman

Ernie Coopman (1933-1998) Inducted 2019 Ernie Coopman was born in Northern Wisconsin. As a child he played with a toy button accordion found in his toy box from Santa. In […]

Soul Asylum

(photo courtesy TwinTone Records) Soul Asylum Inducted 2019 Soul Asylum has been inspiring an incredible level of passion for their music since 1981 when the band, initially known as Loud […]

O’Neill Brothers

The O’Neill Brothers Inducted 2019 Tim and Ryan O’Neill are a top-selling instrumental piano duo from New Prague, Minnesota. They are multi-million selling recording artists who have released over 40 […]

Peterson Family

The Peterson Family Inducted 2019 The Peterson Family is often referred to as “Minnesota’s First Family of Music”. Everyone in the Peterson Family is a musician/singer including extended family (cousins […]

451st Army Band

The 451st Army Band Inducted 2018 The 451st Army Band began in 1948 when the United States Army commissioned The 330th Army Band to be stationed at Fort Snelling in […]

The Replacements

  The Replacements Inducted 2018 (Photo courtesy of Twin\Tone Records) “The Replacements were the most exciting rockers of the Eighties to not hit it big” according to a Rolling Stone […]