Artists

In 1970 Al Jarreau moved to the Twin Cites from Milwaukee. Shortly thereafter he formed a band called Jarreau. The

Dubbed the “Godfather of Minnesota Rock” by Tom W. Tourville, Augie Garcia is a Twin Cities music legend.  I don’t

The Beatles came to town on August 21, 1965, and had a terrible time.PRELUDE1964The band took the Colonies by storm

Bruce Herbert Dybvig was a young Big Band musician and leader of some consequence in the 1940s and ’50s in

The Castaways were one of the big local rock bands in the Twin Cities, playing all over the urban, suburban,

From Wikipedia: Dan Israel is a 15-year veteran singer-songwriter currently based in Minneapolis who won Song of the Year (for

David Carroll, nee Carroll Bateman, had a 30+ year career in the Twin Cities as the premiere Elvis impersonator.  Please

This page lists the sources used for the Depot/Uncle Sam’s/Sam’s venue page.  In most cases, the source of the information

Doc Evans was an institution in the Twin Cities until his sudden death in 1977. His son Allan Evans has

1956 LAS VEGAS Although Elvis’s career started in 1954 and he had some records on the country chart, he didn’t

I don’t usually cover bands; that falls to Tom and Denny at www.minniepaulmusic.com The exceptions are those from my hometown of St. Louis

This page is about John Denver’s early ties to Minnesota.  Wikipedia says that he lived in Edina from 1968 to

Described by one wag as “Dylan before Dylan,” Koerner, Ray, and Glover performed authentic roots music that remained true to

1974 THE RECORDING In September 1974, Bob Dylan recorded the tracks for his album “Blood on the Tracks” in New

Peter Himmelman, grandson of Park legend Min Himmelman, is an accomplished musician, first recording with the band Sussman Lawrence. The

Randy Resnick is a guitarist who developed a “tapping” style in the early 1970s.  He also plays upright bass and

Rufus Webster was a jazz pianist, concert promoters, and an educator.   I didn’t find out until he passed away that

By Daniel Holm The Chancellors band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was comprised of talented young musicians from the Twin Cities region.

I don’t usually cover bands; that falls to Tom and Denny at www.minniepaulmusic.com The exceptions are those from my home

ME AND THE MONKEES Okay, I love Minnesota music, but my favorite band is still the Monkees.  Can’t help it

The musical Pettiford family came to Minneapolis from Oklahoma in 1929. Harry “Doc” Pettiford was born in Ohio in 1888.

Brothers Bobby and David Rivkin are two St. Louis Park-bred musicians, each distinguished in their own right. Their brother Stephen

On June 12, 1964, the Rolling Stones played to 283 unimpressed Minnesotans at Danceland, capacity 2,000. Apparently only Mike Waggoner

Of all the great rock ‘n’ roll groups playing around the Twin Cities in the mid-sixties, the one that really

There are many articles, websites, and videos that tell the story of Tiny Tim and his career.  This page focuses