Rutherford “Rudy” Witthus<\/p>\n
(1914-2011)<\/p>\n
Inducted 2005<\/p>\n
Rudy Witthus was born in Green Isle Township, Minnesota in 1914. At the age of eight he began playing a seventy-six-key, three-reed concertina. Rudy did not graduate from his country school because by the age of 15 he was already a full-time musician. When he was 20, he played a concertina solo at the 1934 World\u2019s Fair in Chicago. Over the years, Witthus played with many groups including The Silver Knights, Bill\u2019s Hoopee Concertina Band, Jerry\u2019s Bohemian Band, Raus Troubadours, Garnet\u2019s Dance Band, Blue Gordon\u2019s Dance Band, The Guy DeLeo Orchestra, and The Blue Gordon Trio. He also entertained at Minnesota Harvest Orchard in Jordan on Highway 169 for over 25 years. Rudy married in 1937 and had three children. Slivers Dewanz once commented that \u201cRudy has paid his dues.\u201d This proves to be a very accurate statement, considering his long musical career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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