Rick Kvam
Rick Kvam Inducted 2016 Rick Kvam studied music at Harvard University in Massachusetts, singing and acting as Assistant Conductor for The Harvard Glee Club. He pursued a Master’s Degree in […]
Jerry Kahle
Jerry Kahle Inducted 2016 The highest compliment a musician can receive is one that comes from another top-flight musician: “I don’t know what it is, but a band always sounds […]
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor (1942- ) Inducted 2016 For more than 40 years humor writer Garrison Keillor hosted the popular nationally-syndicated Minnesota Public Radio program A Prairie Home Companion. Garrison transformed the […]
Teddy Bear Band
The Teddy Bear Band Inducted 2016 The music of Teddy Bear Band is created with the intent for children to gain and maintain a positive sense of self and an […]
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam (1959- ) & Terry Lewis (1956- ) Inducted 2016 James “Jimmy Jam” Harris III and Terry Lewis, songwriters, musicians, and record producers, met while attending high school in […]
Tonic Sol Fa
Tonic Sol Fa Inducted 2016 Tonic Sol-fa began at St. John’s University in Central Minnesota in the late 1990s. The group was established not only as the most in-demand vocal […]
John “Jack” Volinkaty
John “Jack” Volinkaty (1943-1992) Inducted 2015 Jack Volinkaty was born in St. Louis Park, MN and three years later the family moved to Lafayette, Minnesota, a town of 500 people. […]
Mick Sterling
Mick Sterling (1960- ) Inducted 2015 Mick Sterling had his first performance in a Golden Valley, Minnesota bar at age four. His take on Roger Miller’s “King of the Road” […]
Mankato Symphony Orchestra
The Mankato Symphony Orchestra Inducted 2015 The Mankato Symphony Orchestra consists of approximately 80 musicians mostly from the greater Mankato, Minnesota area. Some are professional musicians, some gifted amateurs, many […]
Lorie Line
Lorie Line (1958- ) Inducted 2015 Lorie Line was born with “perfect pitch”. She has been playing piano since age five; as a child prodigy she won many annual Statewide […]