NEBRASKA PERFORMING ARTS
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
2025
November 7, 2025, World Theater, Kearney, NE
Blackberry Winter
November, 15, 2025, Pla Mor Ballroom
One More Time
For Against / Jeff Runnings
Rockin’ Fossils
Raw Nerve
Judy Hart / Tim Scholl
Chris Sayre
Les Greer / Lefty’s Records
2024
November, 9, 2024, Pla Mor Ballroom
13 nightmares
Benjamin Kushner (Mike Sweeney Lifetime Achievement Award)
Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs
Black Water
Buck Naked & the Bare Bottom Boys
Conrad “Con” Good Sr.
Donald “DA” Adams
The Drumstick & Lohmeier Family
Ed Love
James Terry & Smooth Jazz Radio
The Mezcal Brothers
The Millions
Pat Clinch & Strawberry Burns
Self-Righteous Brothers
Shithook
2022
November, 18, 2021, Pla Mor Ballroom
The Wheezetones
The Fabtones
Doug Fenton
George Bryan (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Dave Steen
Mary Pipher
Ted Kooser
William ‘Bill’ Kloefkorn
Mike Sweeney (Annual Community Award)
2021
October 21st, 2021, Pla Mor Ballroom
Jim Salestrom
Timberline
October 21st, 2021, Pla Mor Ballroom
Joyce Durand
The Sidetrack Band
July 17th 2021, Pla Mor Ballroom
Dr. John Walker
David Morris
David Fowler
Pete Blakeslee
Sour Mash
John “Wagonmaster” Schmitz
May 29th, 2021, (virtual event)
The Beck / Rogers Family Induction
2020
December 12th, 2020, (virtual event)
The Jacks
August 22nd, 2020, (virtual event)
The Drumstick
Saturday, August 1st, 2020, (virtual event)
The River City All-Stars
Many of whom played in prior excellent bands, such as Bumpy Action, Les Smith Soul Band, Pilot, Straight, and LA Carnival.
Rich Walter
Jack Greer
Ron Cooley
Brian Sampson
Doug Fackler
June 13th, 2020, (virtual event)