Ann Savoy
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 Marc and Ann Savoy playing at the Balfa Camp. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ann Allen |
| Born | January 20, 1952 |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Cajun, folk, adult contemporary |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Vanguard, Arhoolie, Rounder, Memphis Records |
| Associated acts | Savoy Family Band, Savoy Doucet Cajun Band, The Magnolia Sisters The Zozo Sisters (with Linda Ronstadt) (2002 & 2006) |
| Website | http://www.annsavoy.com/ |
Ann Savoy (
/sɑːˈvwɑː/; born Ann Allen on January 20, 1952)[1][2][3] is a musician, author, and record producer.
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[edit] Biography
Savoy was raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Southern Louisiana.[4]
As a musician, she performs with her husband accordionist Marc Savoy and fiddler Michael Doucet in the Savoy Doucet Cajun Band. She also has an all-woman band The Magnolia Sisters. She also performs with husband Marc and their sons, Joel and Wilson, in the Savoy Family Band. Most recently, she has put together a Django Reinhardt-style swing band called Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights.[4]
Savoy appeared as a musician in the film Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and was the associate music director of the film All The King's Men, working on this project with T Bone Burnett. She has appeared in many documentaries on the subject of Cajun music including a Les Blank film, entitled Marc and Ann.
As a record producer she produced, among others, the Grammy Award nominated tribute to Cajun music, Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music, featuring singers Linda Ronstadt, John Fogerty, Nick Lowe, and other noted musicians.[4]
She is the author of Cajun Music, A Reflection of a People , which chronicles the history of Cajun and Zydeco music.
She has recorded a number of CDs. As The Zozo Sisters she recorded the Grammy Award nominated album Adieu False Heart - a CD with Linda Ronstadt. Adieu False Heart is notable for Savoy's first time recording in English.[5]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
- If Dreams Come True (2007) Memphis Records
- Black Coffee (2009) Memphis Records
[edit] With Savoy Doucet Cajun Band
- Home Music with Spirits (1981) Arhoolie Records
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (1984) Arhoolie
- With Spirits (1987) Arhoolie
- Two Step D'Amadé (1993) Arhoolie
- Harias: Home Music (1993) Arhoolie
- Live! (1994) Arhoolie
- Sam's Big Rooster (2000) Arhoolie
[edit] Magnolia Sisters
- Prends Courage (1995) Arhoolie
- Chers Amis (2000) Rounder Records
- Après Faire Le Boogie Woogie (2004) Rounder
- Stripped Down (2009) Arhoolie
[edit] Savoy Family Band
- Savoy Family Album (2003) Arhoolie
- Turn Loose But Don't Let Go (2008) Arhoolie
[edit] With others
- Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music Various Artists (2002) Vanguard Records
- Adieu False Heart with Linda Rondstadt as the Zozo Sisters (2006) Vanguard Records
[edit] References
- ^ "Ann Savoy". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ann+Savoy. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ Harris, Craig. "Ann Savoy biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ Wise, Naomi (2008-06-18). "Dixie-Fried". San Diego Reader. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/jun/18/dixie-fried/. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ a b c Wirt, John (September 5, 2008). "Savoy a key component of La. music". 2TheAdvocate. http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/27888869.html?c=1295751262018. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ "The Independent Weekly". Songbird Sisters, South Louisiana’s Ann Savoy teams up with pop icon Linda Ronstadt for their new CD, Adieu False Heart,By Joshua Clegg Caffery,7/26/2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928000105/http://www.theind.com/cover2.asp?CID=-1710469275. Retrieved May 13, 2007.
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