List of accordionists

• Benny Andersson (born 1946) – Swedish songwriter, member of best-selling pop group ABBA • Lydie Auvray (born 1956) – French/German accordionist, composer • Slavko Avsenik (1929–2015) – Slovenian songwriter, the founder of Ansambel bratov Avsenik • Ramon Ayala (born 1928) • Ramon Ayala (born 1945) – Mexican accordionist, composer • Nick Ariondo (born 1949) – American accordionist, composer ==B==

• Quim Barreiros (born 1947) – Portuguese accordionist and Pimba songwriter • Louie Bashell (1914–2008) – American polka musician • Alan Bern (born 1955) – member of the Klezmer band Brave Old World • Bratko Bibič (born 1957) – Slovene accordionist • Ronald Binge (1910–1979) – British accordionist and member of the Mantovani Orchestra • Gary Blair (born 1945) – Scottish Accordionist Classical, Folk, Continental • Renato Borghetti (born 1963) – Brazilian musician • Franko Božac (born 1974) – Croatian classical and concert accordionist • Roger Bright (1937–2001) – American polka musician • Jeffery Broussard (born 1967) – American zydeco musician • Smiley Burnette (1911–1967) – American accordionist ==C==

• Carl Jularbo (1893-1966) - Swedish accordionist and composer • Manuela Josefa Cabrera (born 1943) – Dominican merengue accordionist • Willi Carlisle (born 1989) – American folk and country musician • Carmen Carrozza (1921–2013) – classical and concert accordionist • Nico Carstens (1926–2016) – South African accordionist and songwriter, composer of the hit song "Zambezi" • Boozoo Chavis (1930–2001) – American zydeco musician • Clifton Chenier (1925–1987) – American zydeco musician • Larry Chesky (1933–2011) – American polka musician • Dick Contino (1930–2017) – appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show a record 48 times • Gianni Coscia (born 1931) – jazz accordionist • Charles Thomas Cozens (born 1952) – Canadian classical and classical crossover accordionist • James Crabb (born 1967) – Scottish classical accordion player • Egidio Cuadrado (1953–2024) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist • Phil Cunningham (born 1974) – Scottish folk accordionist • Andy Cutting (born 1969) – English folk accordionist ==D==

• Jackie Daly (born 1945) – Irish traditional musician • Robert Davine (1924–2001) – Professor of Accordion & Music Theory – University of Denver: Lamont School of Music • Pietro Deiro (1888–1954) – pioneer of the accordion • Geno Delafose (born 1971) – American zydeco musician • John Delafose (1939–1994) – American zydeco musician • Vladimir Denissenkov (born 1956) – Russian Bayan • Dennis DeYoung (born 1947) – American member of Styx, played on "Boat on the River" • Orlando DiGirolamo (1924–1998), American • Wolfgang Dimetrik (born 1974), Austrian • Henry Doktorski (born 1956) – American classical and concert accordionist • Dominguinhos (1941–2013) – Brazilian music • Wilf Doyle (1925–2012) – traditional musician from Newfoundland • Stanley Dural Jr. (Buckwheat Zydeco) (1947–2016) – American zydeco musician • Alejo Durán (1919–1989) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist, singer, composer • Finbarr Dwyer (1946–2014) – Irish traditional musician ==E==

• Mogens Ellegaard (1935–1995) – father of the avant-garde accordion movement • Jack Emblow (born 1930) – with Cliff Adams Singers • Keith Emerson (1944–2016) • John Evan (born 1948) – of Jethro Tull ==F==

• Joe Falcon (1900–1965) – Cajun accordion player who recorded with his wife Cléoma Breaux, mainly in French • Jeff Fatt (born 1953) – member of The Wiggles • James Fearnley (born 1954) – member of The Pogues • Carl Finch (born 1951) – accordionist with the American polka fusion band Brave Combo • Myron Floren (1919–2005) • Connie Francis (1937-2025) • Preston Frank (born 1947) – American zydeco musician • Keith Frank (born 1972) – American zydeco musician • Dominic Frontiere (1931–2017) • Pietro Frosini (1885–1951) ==G==

• Benny Gallagher (born 1945) – Scottish singer-songwriter; member of Gallagher and Lyle, McGuinness Flint and Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance • Anthony Galla-Rini (1904–2006) – American accordionist, arranger, composer, conductor, author and teacher • Richard Galliano (born 1950) – French jazz accordionist • Krency Garcia – Dominican merengue tipico accordionist, better known as El Prodigio • Régis Gizavo (1959–2017) – accordionist from Madagascar • Luiz Gonzaga (1912–1989) – the King of Baião • Martin Green (born 1980) – English composer and accordionist, member of the folk trio Lau • Josh Groban (born 1981) – learned the accordion to play the role of Pierre Bezukhov in the musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 • Michael Guerra (born 1981) – member of The Mavericks • Alfredo Gutiérrez (born 1943) – Colombian Vallenato musician ==H==

• Joe Hall – American la la and Cajun musician • Frode Haltli (born 1975) – Norwegian accordionist • Daniel Handler (born 1970), aka Lemony Snicket • Rolf Harris (1930–2023) • Kevin Hearn (born 1969) – zydeco musician of Barenaked Ladies • Tatico Henríquez (1943–1976) – Dominican Merengue típico accordionist • Matt Hensley – of Flogging Molly • Harry Hibbs (1942–1989) – Canadian musician • David Hidalgo (born 1954) – member of Los Lobos • Lars Hollmer (1948–2008) – Swedish accordionist • Bruce Hornsby (born 1954) • Nihad Hrustanbegovic (born 1973) • Garth Hudson (born 1937) – member of The Band • Rob Hyman (born 1950) – member of The Hooters ==I==

• Gary Innes (born 1980) – member of Scottish group Mànran ==J==

• Walter "Li'l Wally" Jagiello (1930–2006) – Polish-American polka musician • Bengan Janson (born 1963) – Swedish jazz- and folk music player • Ryan Jarman (born 1980) – member of The Cribs • Jean-Michel Jarre (born 1948) • Flaco Jiménez (born 1939) • Santiago Jiménez Jr. (born 1944) • Beau Jocque (1953–1999) – zydeco musician • Billy Joel (born 1949) • Pete Jolly (1932–2004) – American jazz pianist and accordionist • Brian Jones (1942–1969) – member of The Rolling Stones • Steve Jordan (1939–2010) • Tyler Joseph (born 1988) – lead singer of Twenty One Pilots • Kepa Junkera (born 1965) – Basque musician and composer ==K==

• Boris Karlov (1924–1964) – Bulgarian accordionist, born in Sofia into a Romani family. • James Keane (born 1948) – Irish traditional musician • Jimmy Keane • John Kirkpatrick (born 1947) • Guy Klucevsek (born 1947) – American musician and composer • Yasuhiro Kobayashi (born 1959) • Jonas Kocher (born 1977) • Julian Koster (born 1972) – Neutral Milk Hotel ==L==

• Gabby La La (born 1979) • Andrés Landero (1932–2000) – cumbia accordionist, singer, composer • Isidro Larrañaga (died 2022) • Lead Belly (1889–1949) – American folk and blues musician • Don Lee (1930–2015) – musician who had the 1957 hit "ECHO, Echo echo" • Yuri Lemeshev (born 1954) – member of Gogol Bordello • John Linnell (born 1959) – member of They Might Be Giants • Nils Lofgren (born 1951) • Radoslav Lorković (born 1958) – Croatian pianist and accordionist • Todd Lumley (born 1968) ==M==

• Charles Magnante (1905–1986) – pioneer of the accordion • Frank Marocco (1931–2012) – jazz accordionist • Mat Mathews (1924–2009) – Dutch jazz accordionist • Bear McCreary (born 1979) – American film composer • Loreena McKennitt (born 1957) – Canadian musician, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist • Johnny Meijer (1912–1992) – Dutch jazz accordionist • Dionisio Mejia (1911–1978) – Dominican merengue tipico accordionist, better known as Guandulito • Verne Meisner (1938–2005) – American polka musician • Colacho Mendoza (1936–2003) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist • Lisandro Meza (1937–2023) – Colombian musician • Andrew Micallef (born 1969) – Maltese chromatic button accordionist • Alessandra Mignacca (born c.1977/78) – Italian accordion player, teacher • Joey Miskulin (born 1949) American accordionist, also member of western music and comedy group Riders in the Sky • Brian Mitchell – member of Fatboy Kanootch, Levon Helm Band • Aniceto Molina (1939–2015) – Colombian musician ==N==

• Maria Ney (1890–1959/61) – German cabaret performer • Franz Nicolay (born 1977) – member of The World/Inferno Friendship Society • Krist Novoselic (born 1965) – bassist in Nirvana ==O==

• Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016) – avant garde performer and composer • Walter Ostanek (born 1935) • Vladimir Oidupaa (1949-2013) ==P==

• Nejc Pačnik (born 1990) – Slovenian accordionist, twice accordion world-champion and accordion teacher • Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989) – Finnish accordionist and actor • Willard A. "Bill" Palmer (1917–1996) – inventor of the quint system which was later patented by Titano as used in their line of "converter" (or "quint") bass accordions • Zeena Parkins (born 1956) – American accordionist • Van Dyke Parks (born 1943) – composer, arranger, and accordionist • Don Peachey (born 1933) – American musician and recording artist • Cory Pesaturo (born 1986) – eclectic accordionist • Joseph Petric (born 1952) – Canadian concert accordionist • Celso Piña (1953–2019) – cumbia musician • Kimmo Pohjonen (born 1964) – experimental Finnish accordionist ==R==

• Matti Rantanen (born 1952) – classical accordionist • Juancho Rois (1958–1994) – Colombian Vallenato musician • Israel Romero (born 1955) – Colombian Vallenato musician • Saul Rose (born 1973) – English melodeon player • Roberto Ruscitti (born 1941) – Venezuelan accordionist ==S==

• Johnny Sansone (born 1957) • William Schimmel (born 1946) – accordionist, composer and philosopher • John Serry Sr. (1915–2003) – classical and concert accordionist, free-bass accordionist • Alexander Sevastian (1976–2018) – Russian-Canadian classical, concert, and classical crossover accordionist • Jimmy Shand (1908–2000) – Scottish accordionist, made famous by his unique Scottish Country Dance Band and popularity for dances. • Sharon Shannon (born 1968) – Irish accordionist • Sivuca (1930–2006) – Brazilian musician • Chango Spasiuk (born 1968) – Argentine folk musician of Ukrainian descent • John Spiers (born 1975) – English melodeon player • Will Starr (1922–1976) – Scottish accordionist, technically a genius and a true master of the button key accordion, famous for his expertise at playing every genre of music. Described as the true "Master of the Button Key Accordion" ==T==

• Natalia Tena (born 1984) • Judy Tenuta comedienne (born 1949) • Matt Thiessen (born 1980) – member of Relient K • Yann Tiersen (born 1970) – French composer and multi-instrumentalist • Lee Tomboulian (born 1960) • Arthur Tracy (1899–1997) – American accordionist and ballad singer • Viola Turpeinen (1909–1958) – Finnish-American polka musician • Karen Tweed (born 1963) ==U==

• Brendon Urie (born 1987) – member of Panic! at the Disco ==V==