They are in no particular order.
Charles Magnante ( USA ) One of the greatest players of the Golden era and beyond. A truly gifted musician.
Pasquale Coviello ( Italy) a brilliant accordionist from Italy. He demonstrates for Beltuna.
Alain Musichini.(France) A past world champion and still one of the best Accordion players on the planet. Glad to have met him on my travels
ANTHONY GALLA RINI is one of the top Accordionists from the ''Golden age''. He is from the U.S.A. This photo was given to my late father who was his friend
Dick Contino the american star who was one of the people responsible for the meteoric rise in Accordion players in the Usa back in the fifties I have been fortunate enough to have had a tune with him in Leavenworth, Washington.
DERMOT O'BRIEN is probably my favourite Accordionist of all time. He is from Ireland but now lives in N.Y.C. U.S.A. He has inspired me more than anyone else .
JACK EMBLOW. Probably the finest Accordionist the U.K. has ever produced. He is the number one recording artiste in the UK where Accordion is required.
JIMMY BLAIR was my accordion teacher and father ( probably in that order!;-) He was friendly with many of the top Accordionists like, Marcosignori, Toralf Tolfsen, Galla Rini, Tony Murena etc. etc. Photo taken around 1964.
CHARLES CAMILLERI, One of my favourite Accordion composer/arrangers.He is from Malta but lived in the States then Australia for a number of years. This Photo was taken around 1953.
John leslie ( London) and Simone Zanchini.(Italy) John is a terrific player and a superb teacher. Simone is simply the best Accordion player i have ever heard anywhere! This guy is on a different planet from anyone else.
ART VAN DAMME was a Top Jazz player ( now retired). He is from the U.S.A. This photo was taken around 1955
Eric Bouvelle. Another amazing French player ( there are so many!!) I have yet to meet Eric but i am hopefull that I will , one day. He is also a past world Champion
CARLO VENTURI. I only recently heard a recording of this man. He was an amazing accordionist from Italy who sadly is no longer with us. One of the best techniques I have heard.
Frank Marocco. I consider Frank a friend and also one of the greatest Jazz Accordionists of all time. A true gentleman and one of the nicest guys I have ever met.
HERBIE MARKS was another top class Australian Accordionist. He was also a comedian.
PIETRO FROSINI. A true ''giant'' in the Accordion scene. One of the most popular Accordion composers of all time.