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2022Artist / PerformerInductee

Styx

Styx Styx is an Illinois rock band from Chicago and is best known for melding hard rock guitar with acoustic...

2024Artist / PerformerFounders Choice

Suzy Bogguss

Suzie Bogguss      (1956-) Suzie Bogguss was born on December 30, 1956, the youngest of four children to Barbara...

2021Artist / PerformerInaugural ClassInductee

The Buckinghams

The Buckinghams In 1967, the airwaves were brimming with the Buckingham’s latest tunes.  Television audiences saw them on the Ed...

The Kind

Chicago’s cult power pop band The Kind was formed in the Chicagoland area in 1980 with the classic lineup of...

The Mauds

The year is 1965 and by now every music-minded kid in Chicago and its mighty suburbs has seen the Beatles...

The Silver Dollar Band

Drew and Liz Carson played folk (Crazy Creek), Bluegrass (Weeds of Bluegrass) and Country music (The Silver Dollar Band) during...

The Sundowners

The Sundowners held the record for what is probably the longest running house band gig in Chicago history. They presided...

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