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