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 […]

Craig Ebel

Craig Ebel Inducted 2015 Craig Ebel has been involved in polka music all his life. He grew up in a family with his mother singing and playing guitar. His father […]

The Blenders

The Blenders Inducted 2015 Formed in 1992 and originally from Fargo, vocal quartet The Blenders have called Minneapolis their home since 1995. Each member had the good fortune of growing […]

Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy (1949-2020) Inducted 2014 Guitarist Steve and his brother Mike formed the Mankato-based Murphy Brothers Band in 1977. Developing over many passionate years of playing and writing music, the […]

Rochester Symphony Orchestra

The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Inducted 2014 The Rochester Symphony Orchestra organization was founded in 1919 and consists of 70 professional musicians. Approximately half of the musicians come from Rochester and […]

Irv Williams

Irv Williams (1919-2019) Inducted 2014 Known as “Mr. Smooth”, Irv Williams was a jazz master musician at saxophone and a true Minnesota music legend. An unusually long career saw Irv […]

Whitesidewalls

The Whitesidewalls Inducted 2014 In 1972 college classmates Pat Brown and Eric Satterlund founded The Whitesidewalls in Forest Lake, Minnesota. The band is a five-member doo-wop, rockabilly, and rock and […]

Tony Jambor

Tony Jambo (1932-2016) Inducted 2014 Tony played accordion since he was seven years old. Beginning in the 1950’s and 60’s he established his career as a club entertainer at many […]