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2021Inaugural ClassInducteeRadio Personality / DJ

Larry Lujack

Larry Lujack   (1940-2013) Larry Lujack was an immensely popular Chicago radio personality whose grumpiness and world-weary sarcasm was unlike...

2024Artist / Performer

Little Walter Jacobs

Little Walter Jacobs   (1930-1968) Marion Walter Jacobs, best known as “Little Walter” was a Chicago Blues singer, songwriter, and...

M&R Rush

M&R Rush had its beginnings in the early ’70s when a group of five high school friends from Chicago’s Roseland...

MADFOX

In 1973, Three Guys named Peter Kruse(Drums)( (Kevin Purcell and the Night Burners ,Steve Arvey and The West Side Heat),...

Marty Peifer

The Martyvishnu Orchestra was a total fun and somewhat crazed band made up of individual performers who were quite established...

Marv Jonesi

Band Affiliations: The Mauds – Years active with Marv Jonesi: early 1969 to May 1970 Hometown: Chicago/Wheeling Style of music:...

Master

Master was formed in Chicago by Paul Speckmann in 1985 and quickly obtained a record deal with Combat Records. Speckmann...

2022InducteeRecord Label

Mercury Records

Mercury Records Mercury Records Corporation was formed in Chicago in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams, Ray Greenberg, and Arthur...

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