French accordionists

Claudio Ruccolo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo ˈrukkolo]; born 10 January 1985), better known as Claudio Capéo (French: [klodjo kapeo]), is a French singer and accordion player of Italian descent. He grew up in Cernay, Alsace.

Richard Galliano (born 12 December 1950, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French accordionist of Italian heritage.

Jo Privat (15 April 1919 – 3 April 1996) was a French accordionist and composer. Privat was born at Ménilmontant, Paris. He played for many years at Balajo, a musette club in Paris where he worked with Django Reinhardt, the Ferret Brothers, Didier Roussin and Patrick Saussois. Privat composed about five hundred works, influenced by bagpipes, Gypsy culture and American jazz. He died at Savigny-le-Temple and was cremated on April 12. His ashes were buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.