Matt Pajakowski
Hall of Fame – 1976
Matt Pajakowski (1901-1941) born in South Bend, Indiana, he moved to Buffalo, New York in 1917. Matt was responsible for bringing the chemnitzer concertina to the Western New York area. He was a composer and musician of Polish folk music and was amongst the first to record on the Victor and Okeh record labels. Matt was killed in a car accident in 1941.