The late, acclaimed rocker and local music icon Dexter Romweber is among the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame’s 2025 class.

The Kannapolis-based institution released its latest inductees on Monday, with the longtime Chapel Hill resident Romweber included in its six-person class. The Hall of Fame called the guitarist “a defining figure of the Chapel Hill music scene who sparked a resurgence of rockabilly and the ‘power duo’ revival with his band Flat Duo Jets.”

Flat Duo Jets earned Romweber his reputation as an electric live performer and introduced his distinct underground rock sound in the 1980s and 1990s before breaking up. After going separate ways with Chris “Crow” Smith, Romweber released several solo albums and toured with other acts like Cat Power, Southern Culture on the Skids and Neko Case. He also went on to create the Dex Romweber duo with his sister, Sara Romweber, on drums.

Romweber and his music have been at the forefront of underground rockers’ and the music world’s mind in the last since since his death at 57 years old in February 2024. The Romweber family shared a post about Dexter’s induction on the musician’s Facebook page Monday, calling the honor “a powerful tribute to a life filled with creativity, purpose, and heart.”

“On behalf of his family, friends, and the team at Propeller Sound Recordings,” reads the message, “thank you to the Hall of Fame for recognizing his lasting impact on music and culture. We miss him deeply, and we’re so proud to see his legacy live on.”

The other five members of the 2025 class include country superstar Luke Combs, Country Music Awards executive producer Robert Deaton, founder of the Super Grit Cowboy Band Clyde Mattocks, singer-songwriter David Childers, and longtime Charlotte radio DJ Hattie “Chatty Hatty” Leeper.

The 2025 Induction Ceremony, presented by Visit Mooresville, will be held on Thursday, October 16, at the Mooresville Performing Arts Center. The ticketed event is open to the public, where the inductees will be honored and a variety of live performances will be played. Tickets may be purchased at the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame’s website. Additionally, new exhibits showcasing memorabilia from the 2025 inductees will be on display at the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame museum in Kannapolis in October.

 

Featured photo via Dex Romweber on Facebook.

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