Pedro Ayala (June 29, 1911 – December 1, 1990), called "El Monarca del Acordeón", was a Mexican accordionist and songwriter from General Terán, Nuevo León, Mexico. Pedro Ayala was a pioneer of conjunto music with his distinctive accordion playing, receiving a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts for his contribution to conjunto and folk music.
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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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Flaco Jiménez
Tejano accordionist, performer, Grammy winner
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Michael Doucet
American musician
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Carmen y Laura
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Marc Savoy
American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion
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Esteban Jordan
American musician
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Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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Roberto Pulido
American musician
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Cornelio Reyna
Mexican musician
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Queen Ida
American musician
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Canray Fontenot
American musician
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Intocable
American Tejano and Norteño band from Zapata, Texas
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Edwin Duhon
American musician
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Treme Brass Band
American brass band
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John Jackson
American blues musician, born 1924
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Emilio Navaira
American musician of Mexican descent
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Amédé Ardoin
American Louisiana Creole musician
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Texas Tornados
American country rock band
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Lawrence Walker
Cajun accordion player.
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Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin
Creole accordionist
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Bobby Pulido
American singer
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Bua Xou Mua
Hmong spiritual leader
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Luderin Darbone
American fiddler
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Freddy Fender
American musician
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Whistlin' Alex Moore
American blues pianist, singer and whistler
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Hackberry Ramblers
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Michael Salgado
tejano musician
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Claude Williams
American musician