Accordion players certainly know who he was.
You certainly got that one right, Russ. I met him while I was doing an accordion workshop at one of the conventions. He came over to me and we talked a bit, but enough to stop and say "hello" whenever we ran into each other afterwards. One of the nicest fellows you'll ever meet. Sorry I didn't know him better, as in.......
he never told me he was the accordionist with The Three Suns. I loved listening to that group when I was a kid.
Mark