| 1996 |
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Jeanne Dewanz |
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Percy Hughes |
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Roman Rezac |
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Paulette Carlson |
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Bert Lundberg |
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| 1997 |
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Jerry Dostal |
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Leroy "Slivers" Dewanz |
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Lowell Schreyer |
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The Governaires |
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Larry Malmberg |
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| 1998 |
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Clem Rohde |
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Sounds of Blackness |
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Big Walter Smith |
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The Kahle Brothers (Roman, Marvin & Fred) |
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The Sammy Jensen Orchestra |
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Special Recongnition Award to Richard Wilfahrt |
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| 1999 |
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Bill Hinkley |
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Tony & Betty Wolf of the Deutschmeisters |
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Harvey Heffron |
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The Minnesota Orchestra |
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Dominick Argento |
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Lamont Cranston |
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| 2000 |
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Ray Sands |
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St. Paul Chamber Orchestra |
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Nancy Lovegren Lewandowski |
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Frank Heck |
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Mike Shaw |
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Special Recongnition Award to Jimmy Thomas |
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| 2001 |
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Barbary Coast Dixieland Band |
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Philip Brunelle |
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Sherwin Linton |
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Raymond Meidl |
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Wally Pikal |
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| 2002 |
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Billy Steiner |
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Ivan Kahle |
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Jules Herman |
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Der Cammack |
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Michael Barone |
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| 2003 |
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Jack Schultz |
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Mike Glieden |
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Erwin Suess |
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Vern Schueller |
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Minnesota Over 60 Band |
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Minnesota Opera |
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| 2004 |
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Earl Schmidt & Jerry Schuft |
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Bob Wirtz & the Menagerie |
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Marvin Rainwater |
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Cliff Brunzell |
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Jerome (Jerry) Kadlec |
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