Birth name Ann Allen Role Musician · annsavoy.com | Years active 1980–present Name Ann Savoy | |
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Born January 20, 1952 (age 72) ( 1952-01-20 ) Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress Instruments Vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle Movies Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, I Went to the Dance Similar People | ||
Children Joel Savoy, Wilson Savoy | ||
The hidden world of ann savoy
Ann Savoy (; born Ann Allen on January 20, 1952) is a musician, author, and record producer.
Contents
- The hidden world of ann savoy
- Ann savoy with sons wilson and joel perform black rat swing
- Biography
- Ann Savoy Her Sleepless Knights
- With Savoy Doucet Cajun Band
- Magnolia Sisters
- Savoy Family Band
- With others
- References
Ann savoy with sons wilson and joel perform black rat swing
Biography
Savoy was raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Eunice, Southern Louisiana.
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.
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, herself, and other noted musicians.
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 albums. As The Zozo Sisters she recorded the Grammy Award-nominated album Adieu False Heart - a Billboard-charting CD with Linda Ronstadt. Adieu False Heart is notable for being Savoy's first time recording in English.