Congratulations to the 2009 inductees of the Iowa Rock'nRoll Music Association's Hall of Fame!
 | The Deputy Dawg Band, a rowdy, bawdy, high-energy party band, was founded in Mason City, Iowa in late 1977 by Ralph Stephens, former leader/drummer/vocalist of Rural , (2006 Inductee) and Gregg "Del" Plagge, local guitarist-s... More Details >> |
 | Con Brio wasn't always known by that name. Like so many bands that formed in the 60's, these musicians went through many names and many musicians before "it took." Their story began back in 1967 when five junior high a... More Details >> |
 | During the mid to late 60's, there was no more influential or popular band in Eastern Iowa than the XL's of Wilton Junction. Key man was Joe McClean, bass player and one of the two lead singers. He was a ro... More Details >> |
 | Morning After got its start playing in every tiny bar room in Southeast Iowa . It wasn't long before they were setting attendance records in night clubs and ballrooms throughout the state. They are still setting attenda... More Details >> |
 | The story of The Impacts is similar to that of many bands formed in the early 1960's but also so very different. Bob Fields, Bob Marshall and Bill Johnson met in art school in Council Bluffs in 1961. They e... More Details >> |
 | In 1961 Marcus boys Mike Hoover (lead guitar), Chuck Nielsen (drums), Jim Brownmiller (rhythm guitar) and Mark Baumgardner (bass) decided to start a band after hearing the latest rock tunes on KOMA (Hall of Fame 2005)... More Details >> |
 | In the early '60s in Jewell, Iowa , a group of talented musicians put together a big band called the Continentals. They were playing the standard big band tunes of the '40s and '50s and working Central Iowa . A core g... More Details >> |
 | Crow formed in Minneapolis, MN in August of 1967. Originally known as the "South 40", these musicians were former members of the Rave-Ons and the Jokers Wild. Original band members were: Dave Wagner (vocals... More Details >> |
 | The beautiful Melody Mill Ballroom was located outside the city of Dubuque by a mere mile. In 1947, Vince and Vi Schulting purchased the landmark on Highways 52 & 3. It was billed at that time as the largest ballroom in the sta... More Details >> |
 | Darrell Winkie was born and raised in Decorah, IA. Following high school graduation, he attended Luther College . During his first day at college, Darrell was involved in an automobile accident that put him in the hospi... More Details >> |
 | KWWL/KWLO-AM 1330 In June of 1947, the FCC granted a construction permit to Black Hawk Broadcasting Company for a radio station in Waterloo, Iowa . Some 5 months later, Black Hawk President R. J. McElroy launched the ra... More Details >> |
 | "Once upon a time there was a tavern".....Genuine John's, a rock club, opened in Ames on Oct. 27, 1971 with a standing-room-only crowd. The performing group was "Rural" and large crowds were to be common for the life of... More Details >> |
 | Billy Dale Fries was born on November 15, 1928, in Audubon IA. Later he changed his name to William Dale, and went by William D. Fries. Bill's parents were musicians, who played for silent movies. As a child he showed musi... More Details >> |
 | Lou/Red Berry and the Bel-Raves formed in Council Bluffs in the late 1950's and were generally called "The Berry Brothers" by fans. Some late 60's and early 70's country records were dubbed "The Berry Brothers". ... More Details >> |
 | Natural Color was formed in 1971 to compete in the KMNS Rhythm Festival in Sioux City . It was a three-piece, soul vocal group that included Barbara Sims, Maryann Creswell and Shirley Clifton. The girls were childhood ... More Details >> |
 | Larry Means was born Feb. 27, 1947 and lived in Sioux City until passing away on March 22, 2005. His musical career spanned 32 of those years. In 1963 Larry began playing guitar in a garage band that includ... More Details >> |
 | Mary Arnold Miller's family roots have been firmly planted in Iowa soil for many generations. She was born in Carroll and raised in Audubon along with her sister Jan and brother Clark. From her first performance of "Ha... More Details >> |
 | The 2009 Support Staff Hall of Fame inductee is Wayne Christgau of Clear Lake . Wayne is a prime example of how important a role the people "behind the scenes" play in the success of any musical event or venue. ... More Details >> |
 | Ralph Sherman Gatton March 3, 1952 – January 2, 2009 Through his mother's insistence on piano lessons, Ralph Gatton developed an appreciation for music early in life and never let it go. His love for music, coupled with an i... More Details >> |
 | Paul Wilson began his guitar public performance career in a Franklin Junior High School Hootenany. Some of the musicians in that performance went on to become members of Wilson 's first real band, The Castlegate Singer... More Details >> |
 | Lyle Steece loved music. He was not a child of means but wanted to explore the passion he felt for songs. In 1968 he bought his first guitar and with no formal training he turned himself into a very accomplished guitari... More Details >> |
 | Buddy Wayne Knox, born July 20, 1933 in Happy, TX, was the first artist of the rock era to write and perform his own number one hit song, "Party Doll." The song earned Knox a gold record in 1957 as well as a BMI millio... More Details >> |
 | The Lakewood Ballroom has been a fixture near the shores of Black Hawk Lake in Lake View since 1889 when the area was known as Graves Grove. In 1913 the Lakewood area was developed into an amusement park. From 1913-1946 the ... More Details >> |
 | Uncle And The Anteaters got their start in the sixties playing for fraternity and sorority parties in Iowa City . The name came as a suggestion from a "frat rat." The Anteaters' energetic Top 40 sound featur... More Details >> |
 | The year was 1963 when Dale was approached by Dave Bringle (keyboard) and Dick Malloy (Lead Guitar) about starting a Rock and Roll band. They practiced night and day when Harold Powell was hired to play bass. Dale sang lead and pl... More Details >> |
 | Unlike many people, Dick Matousek did not get into the music business on purpose. He calls it an "accident of time and circumstance." For all of us, it was a beneficial set of circumstances. Matousek has spent his adul... More Details >> |
