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Flaco Jiménez
Flaco Jiménez
Tejano accordionist, performer, Grammy winner
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Narciso Martínez
Narciso Martínez
Recorded in 1936 for Blue Bird Records one week before the now famous Robert Johnson. Also recorded under the name Louisiana Pete.
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Pedro Ayala
Pedro Ayala
American musician
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Doug Sahm
Doug Sahm
American country music and blues rock musician
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Texas Tornados
Texas Tornados
American country rock band
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist
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Jimmy Sturr
Jimmy Sturr
American musician
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Frankie Yankovic
Frankie Yankovic
Slovenian-American musician
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Steven Drozd
Steven Drozd
multi-instrumentalist and guitarist for The Flaming Lips
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Cheech & Chong
Cheech & Chong
Comedy duo
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Carmen y Laura
Carmen y Laura
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Joey DeFrancesco
Joey DeFrancesco
American jazz musician
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Those Darn Accordions
Those Darn Accordions
musical artist
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Danny Federici
Danny Federici
American musician
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Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla
Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger
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Guy Klucevsek
Guy Klucevsek
American musician
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Rubén González Fontanills
Rubén González Fontanills
Cuban musician
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Alvin Fielder
Alvin Fielder
American drummer
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Elana Stone
Elana Stone
Australian singer and bandleader
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Brave Combo
Brave Combo
polka/rock/worldbeat band based in Denton, Texas
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Tom Brusky
Tom Brusky
American musician
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Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
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Charles Davis
Charles Davis
American musician
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Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte
American drummer
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Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor
American fiddle player
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Suzanna Choffel
Suzanna Choffel
Song Writer
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C. J. Chenier
C. J. Chenier
American musician
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Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
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Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
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Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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Dave Valentin
Dave Valentin
American musician
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Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
American jazz musician
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Wilbur Ware
Wilbur Ware
American musician
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Pixinguinha
Pixinguinha
Brazilian composer
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Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan
American trumpeter
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Gil Goldstein
Gil Goldstein
American jazz pianist and accordionist
Esteban Jordan
American musician

Esteban Jordan

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American musician
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Esteban "Steve" Jordan (February 23, 1939 – August 13, 2010) was a jazz, rock, blues, conjunto and Tejano musician from the United States. He was also known as "El Parche", "The Jimi Hendrix of the accordion", and "the accordion wizard". An accomplished musician, he played 35 different instruments.