List of accordionists

This is an alphabetized list of notable accordionists who have their own main articles or belong to a notable band.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Main article: Accordion

A

• Benny Andersson – Swedish songwriter, member of best-selling pop group ABBA
• Lydie Auvray – French/German accordionist, composer
• Slavko Avsenik – Slovenian songwriter, the founder of Ansambel bratov Avsenik
• Ramon Ayala – Mexican accordionist, composer

B

• Alan Bern – member of the Klezmer band Brave Old World
• Bratko Bibič – Slovene accordionist
• Renato Borghetti – Brazilian musician
• Franko Božac – Croatian classical and concert accordionist
• Smiley Burnette – American accordionist

C

• Carmen Carrozza – classical and concert accordionist
• Nico Carstens – South African accordionist and songwriter, composer of the hit song "Zambezi"
• Boozoo Chavis – zydeco musician
• Clifton Chenier – zydeco musician
• Dick Contino – appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show a record 48 times
• Gianni Coscia – jazz accordionist
• Charles Thomas Cozens – Canadian classical and classical crossover accordionist
• James Crabb - Scottish classical accordion player.
• Phil Cunningham – Scottish folk accordionist
• Andy Cutting – English folk accordionist

D

• Jackie Daly – Irish traditional musician
• Pietro Deiro – pioneer of the accordion
• Vladimir Denissenkov – Russian Bayan
• Dennis DeYoung – member of Styx, played on "Boat on the River"
• Orlando DiGirolamo
• Wolfgang Dimetrik
• Henry Doktorski – classical and concert accordionist
• Dominguinhos – Brazilian music
• Wilf Doyle – traditional musician from Newfoundland
• Alejo Durán – Colombian Vallenato accordionist, singer, composer
• Finbarr Dwyer – Irish traditional musician

E

• Mogens Ellegaard – father of the avant-garde accordion movement
• Jack Emblow - with Cliff Adams Singers
• Keith Emerson
• John Evan – of Jethro Tull

F

• Joe Falcon (1900–1965) – Cajun accordion player who recorded with his wife Cléoma Breaux, mainly in French
• James Fearnley – member of The Pogues
• Myron Floren
• Connie Francis
• Dominic Frontiere
• Pietro Frosini

G

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

H

• Frode Haltli – Norwegian accordionist
• Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket
• Rolf Harris
• Kevin Hearn – zydeco musician of Barenaked Ladies
• Tatico Henríquez – Dominican Merengue típico accordionist
• Matt Hensley – of Flogging Molly
• Harry Hibbs – Canadian musician
• David Hidalgo – member of Los Lobos
• Lars Hollmer – Swedish accordionist
• Bruce Hornsby
• Nihad Hrustanbegovic
• Garth Hudson – member of The Band
• Rob Hyman – member of The Hooters

I

• Gary Innes

J

• Bengan Janson – Swedish jazz- and folk music player
• Ryan Jarman – member of The Cribs
• Jean-Michel Jarre
• Flaco Jiménez
• Santiago Jiménez Jr.
• Beau Jocque – zydeco musician
• Billy Joel
• Pete Jolly – American jazz pianist and accordionist
• Brian Jones – member of The Rolling Stones
• Steve Jordan
• Tyler Joseph – lead singer of Twenty One Pilots
• Kepa Junkera – Basque musician and composer

K

• Boris Karlov
• James Keane – Irish traditional musician
• John Kirkpatrick
• Guy Klucevsek – American musician and composer
• Yasuhiro Kobayashi

L

• Gabby La La
• Lead Belly (1889–1949) – American folk and blues musician
• Don Lee - Musician who had the 1957 hit "ECHO, Echo echo"
• Yuri Lemeshev – member of Gogol Bordello
• John Linnell – member of They Might Be Giants
• Nils Lofgren
• Radoslav Lorković – Croatian pianist and accordionist
• Todd Lumley

M

• Charles Magnante – pioneer of the accordion
• Frank Marocco – jazz accordionist
• Mat Mathews – Dutch jazz accordionist
• Loreena McKennitt – Canadian musician, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist
• Johnny Meijer – Dutch jazz accordionist
• Dionisio Mejia – Dominican merengue tipico accordionist, better known as Guandulito
• Colacho Mendoza – Colombian Vallenato accordionist
• Lisandro Meza – Colombian musician
• Andrew Micallef – Maltese chromatic button accordionist
• Brian Mitchell – member of Fatboy Kanootch, Levon Helm Band
• Aniceto Molina – Colombian musician

N

• Franz Nicolay – member of The World/Inferno Friendship Society
• Krist Novoselic – bassist in Nirvana

O

• Pauline Oliveros – avant garde performer
• Walter Ostanek

P

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

R

• Matti Rantanen – classical accordionist
• Juancho Rois – Colombian Vallenato musician
• Israel Romero – Colombian Vallenato musician
• Saul Rose – English melodeon player
• Roberto Ruscitti – Venezuelan accordionist

S

• Johnny Sansone
• William Schimmel – accordionist, composer and philosopher
• John Serry Sr. – classical and concert accordionist, free-bass accordionist
• Alexander Sevastian – Russian-Canadian classical, concert, and classical crossover accordionist
• Jimmy Shand – Scottish accordionist
• Sharon Shannon – Irish accordionist
• Sivuca – Brazilian musician
• Chango Spasiuk – Argentine folk musician of Ukrainian descent
• John Spiers – English melodeon player

T

• Natalia Tena
• Matt Thiessen – member of Relient K
• Richard Thompson
• Yann Tiersen – French composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Aslan Tlebzu – Adyghe folk musician
• Lee Tomboulian
• Pete Townshend – member of The Who
• Arthur Tracy – American accordionist and ballad singer
• Karen Tweed

U

• Brendon Urie – member of Panic! at the Disco

V

• Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir
• Art Van Damme
• Tim Van Eyken
• Mika Väyrynen
• Eddie Vedder – member of Pearl Jam
• Julieta Venegas
• Travis Vengroff - member of Random Encounter (band)
• Emir Vildić – Bosnian accordionist and accordion teacher
• Gus Viseur – French accordionist

W

• Jason Webley – American musician
• Lawrence Welk
• Martin White – British cover artist
• Minnie White – Newfoundland's "First Lady of the Accordion"
• Wix Wickens
• Dave Willey
• Patrick Wolf
• Richard Wright – member of Pink Floyd

Y

• Frankie Yankovic – polka musician
• "Weird Al" Yankovic – song parodist, comedian

Z

• Jimmy Zambrano – Colombian Vallenato accordionist
• Joe Zawinul
• Vladislav Zolotaryov
• Emiliano Zuleta – Colombian Vallenato accordionist, composer

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