Congratulations to the 1998 inductees of the Iowa Rock'nRoll Music Association's Hall of Fame!
 | Representing Des Moines in the 1998 class of inductees into the IRRHOF are The Echos V. This group of talented musicians started their career in 1965 , when the five members were in high school at West Des Moines's Dowling High. T... More Details >> |
 | Some 30 years after our next inductees began their careers in tiny Hays, Ks, they are still talked about as if it were 1966 all over again. Probably no other single musical group has had such an impact on the music of Mid America ... More Details >> |
 | From 1965 through 1971, The Notorious Noblemen could lay claim to being one of Iowa's most popular and successful rock groups, no questions asked. At the start of their careers, the Noblemen claimed Albert City and Storm Lake, Iow... More Details >> |
 | The Untouchables got their start in 1960, when Al Huntzinger & Larry Fountain of Cedar Rapids decided to start their own band. The formation of the Untouchables included : Al Huntziner-drums, Larry Fountain-guitar, Ernie Dvorak-sa... More Details >> |
 | Jim Michaels (VerHoef) began his radio career in Spencer at KICD in 1950 at the age of 8 after being the March of Dimes Poster Child for Northwest Iowa. In 1961 he began at KSO Radio in Des Moines using the name of Big Brother Bil... More Details >> |
 | Jerry Martin was the first rock musician to record a rock record in the state of Iowa. Albia Iowa was the home of Jerry Martin . While still in high school, he formed his first rock band and knew he wanted to be in the world of r... More Details >> |
 | With the induction of the legendary Iowa Disc Jockey, Dale Wood of Oelwein's KOEL Radio, The Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts one of Iowa's real rock radio pioneers. Dale saw his radio career begin in 1946, in Tucumcari, NM. ... More Details >> |
 | In 1939 the Val Air was opened by Mr. Tom Archer on property purchased from the old Wilson Tire Company. it first opened as an open air dance pavilion, thus the name Val Air, and was later changed to the enlosed stucture in 1954, ... More Details >> |
 | The Surf has a fabulous music history from the big bands of the 30's and 40's, to big name rock artists of the 50's through the 90's, the Surf has had them all. The original Surf was built as a wooden frame structure and prospered... More Details >> |
 | The next inductee into the Iowa Rock N Roll Hall of Fame goes into the Hall as the owner of a booking agency. Not just any boking agency, but without question the most successful rock and roll booking and promotional agency Mid A... 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 >> |
