Awards

BACKGROUND The Connie Awards were thought up, organized by, and named after Connie Hechter, jazz drummer and editor of the T.M.C. (later Connie’s) Insider.  He

The Connie Hechter Awards were held only once, in 1979.  They were sponsored by the Musicians’ Insider magazine, which was intended to be a successor

The vast majority of the following information was found in the files of the Minnesota Historical Society.  It is incomplete, however, and if you have

The following information was taken from the website of the Minnesota Blues Society. HISTORY In 2006 the Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society (now known

This listing has a lot of holes, but I have a lot of information yet to enter.  If you have information to share or corrections

I apologize for any misspellings of anyone’s name; it could be from the source, or it could be from my typing.  Please contact me if

The “Minnie’s” were awards to radio and TV people on Twin Cities stations, presented by the local chapter of the American Federation of Television and

The Mid-America Music Hall of Fame had its roots in 1999 when Doug Spartz and Gene Jurek put together a reunion of musician friends at