Congratulations to the 2006 inductees of the Iowa Rock'nRoll Music Association's Hall of Fame!
 | Randy VanHosen was hooked on Rock and Roll at a very young age. Early influences included The Beatles, Elvis, Dee Jay and the Runaways, and a host of other Iowa bands. By 1965/66 VanHosen had joined his first band, The Barons. Nex... More Details >> |
 | Rural was Iowa's first high energy, "Country-Rock" band. The group was founded by Ralph Stephens (drums, vocals), Charles Grau (lead guitar, vocals), Doug Campbell (bass, vocals), and Jay Saul (guitar, vocals). They began rehearsi... More Details >> |
 | Let's turn back the calendar to the early 1960's and take a look at the advertising for the Midwest's prominent ballrooms. We find the Teen Beats name is everywhere. Even though band members were in their young teens, they were al... More Details >> |
 | The Thunderbirds are a standout as an Iowa "working road band" from the mid 1960's. The band has its roots in Southern Iowa, originally formed by brothers Stan and Steve Brown of Lenox. Their cousin Roger Brown was added as a drum... More Details >> |
 | It all started in the small sleepy town of Clinton back in 1965 when Tom Kurtz(drums) and Ralph Mays(guitar) became part of a group called The Tresspassers. This group lasted for a few months before Tom and Ralph got together with... More Details >> |
 | Headstone was formed to play a few mixers by five University of Northern Iowa students in 1969. The members of the original band were: Jeff Petersen, Tom Tatman, Bill Larsen, Tim Nolan and R.J. Miller. A 45 released during this pe... More Details >> |
 | The sound and influence which became that of the Stompers began in 1963 when Steve Edwards exposed southern-oriented R&B to the small-town, upper-Midwest ears of Greg Harman, Randy Harman and Bill Bauman who at that time were imme... More Details >> |
 | William Robert Leacox was born into a musical family in Shenandoah. His uncle, father, three cousins and brother all played drums. Willie's mother and sister played various instruments and his brother is a music teacher. His first... More Details >> |
 | Steve Wilson was born and raised in Cedar Rapids. It was there he developed a love of music that helped him carve out a life-long career in the music business. His career path has included stops at Pickwick Distribution, Cannonbal... More Details >> |
 | The Scavengers were based out of Sutherland from 1961-1967. The original members of the group included: Jim Johann on lead guitar, Jim Streufert on rhythm guitar, Grant Gilmore on bass and drummer Lonnie Brown...all of Sutherland.... More Details >> |
 | Land along the Missouri River in the Riverside section of Sioux City was leased in 1905 to build the Commercial Men's Boat Club. The purpose of the club was similar to that of a country club today and it included both men and wome... More Details >> |
 | KFMG Radio in Des Moines was the 'rebel' station of the late 60's through early 70's. The original KFMG had little to do with 'traditional' rock and roll. The staff at the station was less concerned about having people remember th... More Details >> |
 | Red Moore was born Sept. 24, 1933 in Fort Madison next to the mighty Mississippi. This was during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Although not from a musical family, Red was soon caught up in the country music of the 30's ... More Details >> |
 | Hailing from the Rembrandt/Laurens area here in Iowa, FRB was formed when the members of Freedom Rock Band regrouped when it came time to further their educations. During the high school years, Mike Cusack and Bill Hoft played tog... More Details >> |
 | By the end of 1965 the Castaways has sold nearly one million copies of their Soma smash single "Liar, Liar" and were literally on fire. The band was playing a 22-date West Coast tour, making appearances on such teen shows as 'Shiv... More Details >> |
 | The Dodge Boys began their career at a poker game. One of the poker players, Mike Erskine, had lost all his money and had picked up a nearby guitar to entertain himself as the game went on. Erskine at that time was a former member... More Details >> |
 | A famous recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Ala., with such famous clients as The Rolling Stones and the Allman Brothers, provided the inspiration for the recording studio honored in the 2006 Hall of Fame class. Soon after partici... More Details >> |
 | On Oct. 13, 1926 plans for the Orpheum Theatre were announced. Business was booming for the RKO Theatre chain and they needed a larger complex. Built at a cost of $2 million, the Orpheum Theatre-Mississippi Hotel complex was consi... More Details >> |
 | Danny Matousek was involved in Music in one way or another most of his life. He was a member of the Velaires who were inducted into the Iowa RockNRoll Hall of Fame in 1997. Danny passed away in the Spring of 1998 just prior to a s... More Details >> |
