| CONTESTANT | ASSOCIATION | CITY & STATE |
| Judy Barnabee | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Flint, Mich. |
| Arthur Bergenstein | Accordion Teachers Ass'n of N.J. | Wayne, N.J. |
| Robert Bisciglia | Cleveland Accordion Teachers | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Edward Bouchard | Milwaukee Music Merchants | Madison, Wis. |
| Ronnie Box | Mid-American Music Association | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Joel Buck | Krewie of Alpheus of New Orleans | New Orleans, La. |
| Mariana Carbone | Illinois Accordion Association | Chicago, Ill. |
| Dennis Cervi | New York State | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| Michael Cladek | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Sandra Carris | Connecticut Accordion Teachers | Bridgeport, Conn. |
| Bill Cosby | Accordion Ass'n of No. California | Torrance, Calif. |
| Andrew Desso | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Detroit, Mich. |
| Joseph DiNardo | American Accordionists' Ass'n | E. Hartford, Conn. |
| Stephen Dominko | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Trumbull, Conn. |
| Kenneth Duca | Connecticut Accordion Teachers | Bridgeport, Conn. |
| Robert Eichkorn | Mid-America Music Association | Topeka, Kansas |
| Leonard Feldmann | Accordion Teachers Ass'n of N.J. | Clifton, N.J. |
| Thomas Felty | American Accordionists' Ass'n | York, Pa. |
| Sammy Ferrise | Detroit Accordion Teachers | Detroit, Mich. |
| Carol Ann Figg | Kentucky Accordion Teachers | Louisville, Ky. |
| Sandra Gargaloni | New York State | Staten Island, N.Y. |
| Art Guerrero | Accordion Teachers Ass'n of N.J. | Paterson, N.J. |
| Dexter Haynes | Kentucky Accordion Teachers | Louisville, Ky. |
| Joseph Hige | Detroit Accordion Teachers | E. Detroit, Mich. |
| Marilyn Jones | Massachusetts | New Bedford, Mass. |
| Tom Klatt | Milwaukee Music Merchants | Milwaukee, Wi. |
| Frank Kruntorad | Mid-America Music Association | Omaha, Nebr. |
| Skeets Langley | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Jim Link | Aquatennial Association | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Larry Manica | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Detroit, Mich. |
| Robert Mansfield | Southwestern Accordion Festival | Norman, Okla. |
| James Marino | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Garfield, N.J. |
| Stephen Martinko | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Terry Meisinger | Oregon State Accordion Teachers | Salem, Oregon |
| Natalie Monte | Washington Accordion Teachers | Spokane, Wash. |
| Ferrell Miller | Cleveland Accordion Teachers | Bowling Green, Ohio |
| John Northup | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Dee Ann O'Brien | Iowa Accordion Teachers | Salon, Iowa |
| Larry Palotto | Rocky Mt. Accordion Teachers Ass'n | Denver, Colo.; |
| Mariann Pfeiffer | Washington Accordion Teachers | Spokane, Wash. |
| Michael Rapagnani | Pennsylvania | Chester, Pa. |
| Jeanne Rizzo | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Paterson, N.J. |
| Beverly Roberts | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Bath, Pa. |
| Garry Rudd | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Downey, Calif. |
| Mario Tacca | American Accordionists' Ass'n | Peekskill, N.Y. |
| Janet Tarter | Illinois Association Band Activities | Champaign, Ill. |
| Gerald Thilmany | Aquatennial Association | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Anthony Voglio | Southwestern Accordion Festival | Tulsa, Okla. |
| John Van Hook Jr. | Mid-American Music Association | Independence, Mo. |
| Bernard Vokolek | Iowa Accordion Teachers | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |