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{{short description|American musician, author, and record producer}}
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| Name = Ann Savoy
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| alt = Ann Savoy performing at the Liberty Theater, [[Eunice, Louisiana]], on November 17, 2012.
| Background = singer, author
| caption = Savoy performing at the Liberty Theater in [[Eunice, Louisiana]], November 2012
| Birth_name = Ann Allen
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| birth_name = Ann Allen
| Born = {{birth date and age|1952|1|20}}<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richmond, Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| Instrument = Vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle
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| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S.
| Genre = [[Cajun music|Cajun]], [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Adult Contemporary]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|01|20}}
| Occupation = [[Singer-Songwriter]], [[Musician]], [[Record producer]], [[Actress]]
| Years_active = 1980 - present
| origin = [[Richmond, Virginia]], U.S.
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle
| Label = [[Vanguard Records]]
| genre = [[Cajun music|Cajun]], [[Folk music|folk]]
| Associated_acts = Savoy Family Band, Savoy Doucet Cajun Band, The Magnolia Sisters <br />The Zozo Sisters <small>(with Linda Ronstadt)</small> (2002 & 2006)
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress
| URL =
| Current_members =
| years_active = 1980–present
| label = [[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]], [[Arhoolie Records|Arhoolie]], [[Rounder Records|Rounder]], Memphis
| Past_members =
| associated_acts = [[Marc Savoy]]< [[Savoy Family Band]], Savoy Doucet Cajun Band, The Magnolia Sisters, The Zozo Sisters (<small>with Linda Ronstadt;</small> 2002 and 2006)
| website = {{URL|annsavoy.com}}
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'''Ann Savoy''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɑː|ˈ|v|w|ɑː}} {{respell|sah|VWAH}}; {{nee|'''Allen'''}}; born January 20, 1952)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ann+Savoy | title=Ann Savoy | publisher=[[Discogs]] | access-date=March 5, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Harris">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ann-savoy-mn0000480251#biography | title=Ann Savoy biography | first=Craig | last=Harris | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> is a musician, author, and record producer.
'''Ann Savoy''' (born Ann Allen, [[January 20]], [[1952]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]) is a [[musician]], [[author]], and [[record producer]]. She was raised in [[Richmond, Virginia]] and resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Southern [[Louisiana]].


==Biography==
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 in the ''Savoy Family Band''.
Savoy was born in [[St. Louis]], Missouri and raised in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref name="Harris" /> She resides with her husband [[Marc Savoy]] and family in [[Eunice, Louisiana|Eunice]], Southern [[Louisiana]].<ref name="2A">{{cite news | last = Wirt | first = John | title = Savoy a key component of La. music | newspaper = The Advocate | date = September 5, 2008 | url = http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/27888869.html?c=1295751262018 | accessdate = January 30, 2011 | archive-date = July 7, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707062726/http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/27888869.html?c=1295751262018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


As a musician, she performs with her husband [[Cajun accordion|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 Savoy|Joel]] and [[Wilson Savoy|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.<ref name="2A" />
Ann has appeared in many documentaries on the subject of [[Cajun music]] including a [[Les Blank]] film, entitled ''Marc and Ann''.


Savoy appeared as a musician in the film ''[[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood]]'' and was the associate music director of the film ''[[All the King's Men (2006 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''.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
As a record producer she produced the [[Grammy]] Award nominated tribute to Cajun music, Evangeline Made, featuring singers [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[John Fogerty]], [[Nick Lowe]], and other noted musicians.


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]], herself, and other noted musicians.<ref name="2A" />
She is the author of ''Cajun Music, A Reflection of a People'' , which chronicles the history of Cajun and Zydeco music.


She is the editor and compiler of ''Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People'', which chronicles the history of [[Cajun music|Cajun]] and [[Zydeco]] music. Volume one was published in 1984,<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Savoy |editor-first=Ann Allen |year=1984 |volume=1 |title=Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People |location=Eunice, Louisiana |publisher=Bluebird Press|isbn=9780930169015 |oclc=12422720}}</ref> and volume two was released in 2021.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Savoy |editor-first=Ann Allen |year=2021 |volume=2 |title=Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People |location=Eunice, Louisiana |publisher=Bluebird Press|isbn=9780930169022 |oclc=1267976066}}</ref> Savoy had put the project on hold while she raised four children and pursued a music career, but the downtime forced by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] plus the encouragement of her grown children allowed her to complete volume two in 2020.<ref name="Wirt2">{{cite news |last=Wirt |first=John |date=November 27, 2020 |title=Out of the box: Ann Savoy finally wraps up sequel to her 1984 classic Cajun music book |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/music/article_70f025c6-2dc0-11eb-8f74-538f22b61410.html |work=The Advocate |location=Baton Rouge, Louisiana |access-date=November 29, 2020}}</ref> Volume one garnered the [[American Folklore Society]]'s Botkin Book Award, and the documentary film ''J'etais au bal'' was based in part on the book.<ref name="Cross">{{cite news |last=Cross |first=Dominick |date=October 10, 2019 |title=Ann Savoy helped blaze a trail for women in Cajun music |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/entertainment_life/article_89c1ecd8-ebb8-11e9-b4f5-6705c509bdea.html |work=The Acadiana Advocate |access-date=November 29, 2020}}</ref>
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 language|English]].<ref name="workingwithronstadt">{{cite web | title=The Independent Weekly| work= 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 | url=http://www.theind.com/cover2.asp?CID=-1710469275 | accessmonthday=May 13 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>

She has recorded a number of albums. As The Zozo Sisters, she recorded with [[Linda Ronstadt]] the [[Grammy Award]]-nominated and ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''-charting CD ''[[Adieu False Heart]]''. That album is notable for being Savoy's first time recording in English.<ref name="workingwithronstadt">{{cite news |last=Caffery |first=Joshua Clegg |date=July 26, 2006 |title=Songbird Sisters: South Louisiana's Ann Savoy teams up with pop icon Linda Ronstadt for their new CD, Adieu False Heart |url=http://www.theind.com/cover2.asp?CID=-1710469275 |work=The Independent |location=Lafayette, LA |access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000105/http://www.theind.com/cover2.asp?CID=-1710469275 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Discography==
[[File:AnnSavoy2018.jpg|thumb|Savoy performing in October 2018]]

===Ann Savoy and Her Sleepless Knights===
* ''[[If Dreams Come True]]'' (2007) [[Memphis Records]]
* ''[[Black Coffee (Ann Savoy album)|Black Coffee]]'' (2009) Memphis Records

===With Savoy Doucet Cajun Band===
* ''Home Music with Spirits'' (1981) [[Arhoolie Records]]
* ''Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band'' (1984) Arhoolie Records
* ''With Spirits'' (1987) Arhoolie Records
* ''J'ai Ete au Bal: I Went to the Dance'' various artists (1989) Arhoolie Records
* ''J'ai Ete au Bal: I Went to the Dance'' video (DVD); various artists (1989) Arhoolie Records
* ''Two Step D'Amadé'' (1993) Arhoolie Records
* ''Les Harias: Home Music'' (1993) Arhoolie Records
* ''Live!'' (1994) Arhoolie Records
* ''Cajun Country'' video (DVD); various artists (1995) [[Shanachie]]
* ''Aly Meets The Cajuns'' video (DVD); [[Aly Bain]] and others (1998) Whirlie Records
* ''Sam's Big Rooster'' (2000) Arhoolie Records
* ''Best of the Savoy Doucet Cajun Band'' (2002) Arhoolie Records

===Magnolia Sisters===
* ''Prends Courage'' (1995) Arhoolie Records
* ''Chers Amis'' (2000) [[Rounder Records]]
* ''Après Faire Le Boogie Woogie'' (2004) Rounder
* ''Stripped Down'' (2009) Arhoolie Records

===Savoy Family Band===
[[File:SavoyFamilyBand2018.jpg|thumb|The Savoy Family Band at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, October 2018]]
* ''Savoy Family Album'' (2003) [[Arhoolie Records]]
* ''Turn Loose But Don't Let Go'' (2008) Arhoolie Records
* ''Live at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival'' (2013) [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival|New Orleans Jazz Fest]]

===With others===
*''[[The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco (1998 album)|The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco]]'' Various Artists (1999) [[World Music Network]]
*''[[Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music]]'' Various artists, including and produced by Ann Savoy (2002) [[Vanguard Records]]
*''[[Adieu False Heart]]'' with [[Linda Ronstadt]] as the Zozo Sisters (2006) Vanguard Records
*''Allons Boire un Coup: A Collection of Cajun and Creole Drinking Songs'' Ann and Joel Savoy; Ann Savoy and Jane Vidrine – various artists (2006) [[Valcour Records]]<ref name=ValcourRecords>{{cite web |url=http://www.valcourrecords.com/ |publisher=Valcour Records |title=Valcour Records |accessdate=November 21, 2019}}</ref>
* ''I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country'' four-EP set – various artists (2015) Valcour Records<ref name=ValcourRecords/>
* ''Fais Do Do: Louisiana Lullabies'' Ann Savoy and Jane Vidrine (2019) Valcour Records<ref name=ValcourRecords/>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.annsavoy.com/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060216182955/http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/savoy.htm Marc and Ann Savoy]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070726172646/http://savoymusiccenter.com/bios.html Savoy Music Center]
* [https://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_saa_savoy.html PBS American Roots Music]


{{Authority control}}
==External Links==
*[http://www.annsavoy.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/savoy.htm / Marc and Ann Savoy]
*[http://www.savoymusiccenter.com/bios.html / Savoy Music Center]
*[http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_saa_savoy.html / PBS American Roots Music


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Latest revision as of 22:37, 27 February 2024

Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy performing at the Liberty Theater, Eunice, Louisiana, on November 17, 2012.
Savoy performing at the Liberty Theater in Eunice, Louisiana, November 2012
Background information
Birth nameAnn Allen
Born (1952-01-20) January 20, 1952 (age 72)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
OriginRichmond, Virginia, U.S.
GenresCajun, folk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle
Years active1980–present
LabelsVanguard, Arhoolie, Rounder, Memphis
Websiteannsavoy.com

Ann Savoy (/sɑːˈvwɑː/ sah-VWAH; née Allen; born January 20, 1952)[1][2] is a musician, author, and record producer.

Biography

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Savoy was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Richmond, Virginia.[2] She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Eunice, Southern Louisiana.[3]

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.[3]

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.[citation needed]

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, herself, and other noted musicians.[3]

She is the editor and compiler of Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People, which chronicles the history of Cajun and Zydeco music. Volume one was published in 1984,[4] and volume two was released in 2021.[5] Savoy had put the project on hold while she raised four children and pursued a music career, but the downtime forced by the COVID-19 pandemic plus the encouragement of her grown children allowed her to complete volume two in 2020.[6] Volume one garnered the American Folklore Society's Botkin Book Award, and the documentary film J'etais au bal was based in part on the book.[7]

She has recorded a number of albums. As The Zozo Sisters, she recorded with Linda Ronstadt the Grammy Award-nominated and Billboard-charting CD Adieu False Heart. That album is notable for being Savoy's first time recording in English.[8]

Discography

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Savoy performing in October 2018

Ann Savoy and Her Sleepless Knights

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With Savoy Doucet Cajun Band

[edit]
  • Home Music with Spirits (1981) Arhoolie Records
  • Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (1984) Arhoolie Records
  • With Spirits (1987) Arhoolie Records
  • J'ai Ete au Bal: I Went to the Dance various artists (1989) Arhoolie Records
  • J'ai Ete au Bal: I Went to the Dance video (DVD); various artists (1989) Arhoolie Records
  • Two Step D'Amadé (1993) Arhoolie Records
  • Les Harias: Home Music (1993) Arhoolie Records
  • Live! (1994) Arhoolie Records
  • Cajun Country video (DVD); various artists (1995) Shanachie
  • Aly Meets The Cajuns video (DVD); Aly Bain and others (1998) Whirlie Records
  • Sam's Big Rooster (2000) Arhoolie Records
  • Best of the Savoy Doucet Cajun Band (2002) Arhoolie Records

Magnolia Sisters

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  • Prends Courage (1995) Arhoolie Records
  • Chers Amis (2000) Rounder Records
  • Après Faire Le Boogie Woogie (2004) Rounder
  • Stripped Down (2009) Arhoolie Records

Savoy Family Band

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The Savoy Family Band at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, October 2018

With others

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References

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  1. ^ "Ann Savoy". Discogs. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Harris, Craig. "Ann Savoy biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Wirt, John (September 5, 2008). "Savoy a key component of La. music". The Advocate. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Savoy, Ann Allen, ed. (1984). Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People. Vol. 1. Eunice, Louisiana: Bluebird Press. ISBN 9780930169015. OCLC 12422720.
  5. ^ Savoy, Ann Allen, ed. (2021). Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People. Vol. 2. Eunice, Louisiana: Bluebird Press. ISBN 9780930169022. OCLC 1267976066.
  6. ^ Wirt, John (November 27, 2020). "Out of the box: Ann Savoy finally wraps up sequel to her 1984 classic Cajun music book". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Cross, Dominick (October 10, 2019). "Ann Savoy helped blaze a trail for women in Cajun music". The Acadiana Advocate. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Caffery, Joshua Clegg (July 26, 2006). "Songbird Sisters: South Louisiana's Ann Savoy teams up with pop icon Linda Ronstadt for their new CD, Adieu False Heart". The Independent. Lafayette, LA. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Valcour Records". Valcour Records. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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