# List of accordionists

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

## A

* 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

* 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
* Jeffery Broussard (born 1967) – American zydeco musician
* Smiley Burnette (1911–1967) – American accordionist

## C

* Manuela Josefa Cabrera (born 1943) - Dominican merengue accordionist
* 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
* 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
* Myron Floren (1919–2005)
* Connie Francis (born 1937)
* 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

* 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
* John Kirkpatrick (born 1947)
* Guy Klucevsek (born 1947) – American musician and composer
* Yasuhiro Kobayashi (born 1959)

## 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
* 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
* Walter Ostanek (born 1935)

## 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
* Aslan Tlebzu (born 1981) – Adyghe folk musician
* Lee Tomboulian (born 1960)
* Arthur Tracy (1899–1997) – American accordionist and ballad singer
* Karen Tweed (born 1963)

## U

* Brendon Urie (born 1987) – member of Panic! at the Disco

## V

* Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (born 1982)
* Art Van Damme (1920–2010)
* Tim Van Eyken (born 1978)
* Mika Väyrynen (born 1967)
* Eddie Vedder (born 1964) – member of Pearl Jam
* Aníbal Velásquez (born 1936) – Colombian Vallenato musician
* Julieta Venegas (born 1970)
* Travis Vengroff (born 1987) – member of Random Encounter
* Emir Vildić (born 1984) – Bosnian accordionist and accordion teacher
* Gus Viseur (1915–1974) – French accordionist

## W

* Cedric Watson (born 1983) – American Creole musician
* Jason Webley (born 1974) – American musician
* Lawrence Welk (1903–1992)
* Martin White – British cover artist
* Minnie White (1916-2001) – Newfoundland's "First Lady of the Accordion"
* Wix Wickens (born 1956)
* Bill Wilkie (1922–2017)
* Gwenda Wilkin (1933–2020)
* Dave Willey (born 1963)
* Patrick Wolf (born 1983)
* Richard Wright (1943–2008) – member of Pink Floyd

## Y

* Frankie Yankovic (1915–1998) – polka musician
* "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959) – song parodist, comedian
* Max Yankowitz (1875–1945) - klezmer musician

## Z

* Jimmy Zambrano (born 1966) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist
* Joe Zawinul (1932–2007)
* Vladislav Zolotaryov (1942–1975)
* Emiliano Zuleta (1912–2005) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist, composer