Steve and Michael Trucco

This father and son duo from Stockton, CA, has been playing together for over eighteen years.  Steve, now 71 years old, plays with same four-piece group in the Stockton area from his youth.  Steve’s son, 34-year-old Michael, has been playing the accordion since he was 9 years old.  He began playing professionally with his father’s group and also later on his own.

Steve and Michael play mostly Italian waltzes and polkas but also play music from the forties and fifties with Michael adding the vocals. Their unique style of playing duets has been honed to almost an art form. Even though they are two separate accordionists, when they play together, they seem to meld into a single accordionist. Maybe being father and son has something to do with that.