1997 Inductees
Congratulations to the 1997 inductees of the Iowa Rock'nRoll Music Association's Hall of Fame!
 | When you think of Iowa 60's Rock and Roll, the name of Dee Jay & The Runaways is a constant with that process. This Spirit Lake, Iowa based group is responsible for putting Iowa on the mid 60's rock and roll map with their hit rec... More Details >> |
 | Inducted in 1997 from the Central Iowa area was Fort Dodge's Dale and the Devon Aires. Formed in 1963 this group of talented musicians soon set the pace with the sound to duplicate in Central Iowa. In 1966, they would travel to th... More Details >> |
 | The Escorts, Eastern Iowa's Representative into IRRHOF in 1997, included Dick and Zelda Sherman, (Bass guitar and keyboards respectively), Roger Booth (drums) and Dick Burns (lead guitar), started in 1959. They were one of the fir... More Details >> |
 | From the Hall of Fames's category, "Most Influential Group from Out of Iowa", comes the rockin' sounds of The Fendermen. In the late 50's and early 60's, no other single group rocked the midwest and Iowa like Wisconsin's Fenderm... More Details >> |
 | The Velaires started their careers in Sioux City as the Screamers.Quickly their name became the Flairs, but with numerous groups on the scene with that same name they became the Velaires after playing in the legendary Val Air Ball... More Details >> |
 | Name a youth who during the 60's and 70's didn't turn their Radio dial to AM radio KIOA in Des Moines for their daily fix of rock music. The call letters of KIOA is synonymous with rock & roll in the state of Iowa. All the listene... More Details >> |
 | Probably no other single ballroom in Iowa rock music conjures up more memories that the Roof Garden. Many youth cut their first dance steps at the Roof while on summer vacation. The Roof Garden opened for operation on June 23, 192... More Details >> |
 | Decorah Iowa's Matter's Ballroom represents one of the few operating and still remaining rural ballrooms in the state. Opened in 1916 on the farmland of John & Emma Matter, Matter's Ballroom quickly became a dance and entertainmen... More Details >> |
