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Marc Savoy
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Marc Savoy (sɑːˈvwɑː ) (born October 1, 1940) is an American musician, and builder and player of the Cajun accordion.
He was born on his grandfather's rice farm near Eunice, Louisiana. His grandfather was a fiddler, who occasionally played with the legendary Dennis McGee, who was once a tenant farmer on his grandfather's property. Marc Savoy began playing traditional music when he was 12 years old.
Savoy holds a degree in chemical engineering but his primary income is derived from his accordion-making business, based at his Savoy Music Center in Eunice. His wife is the singer and guitarist Ann Savoy, whom he met in 1975 and married in 1977. He has performed with Robert Bertrand, Dennis McGee, Rodney Balfa, Sady Courville, Dewey Balfa, D. L. Menard, and Michael Doucet, the latter of whom he plays with in the Savoy-Doucet Band. He also plays in the Savoy Family Band with his wife Ann and their sons Joel and Wilson.
He hosts regular jam sessions and mini-festivals at the Savoy Music Center.
Savoy is a recipient of a 1992 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
1976 : Under a Green Oak Tree (with Dewey Balfa and D.L. Menard) (Arhoolie Records)
1981 : Oh What a Night (Arhoolie)
1998 : Made in Louisiana (Voyager)
1983 : Home Music (K7, Arhoolie)
1987 : With Spirits (K7, Arhoolie)
1989 : Two-Step d'Amede (Arhoolie)
1992 : Home Music with Spirits (Arhoolie)
1994 : Live! At the Dance (Arhoolie)
2002 : The Best of the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band compilation (Arhoolie)
See Savoy Family Band
1996 : Now and Then (Arhoolie)
1972 - Spend It All
1981 - Southern Comfort. Directed by Walter Hill.
1989 - J'ai Ete Au Bal (I Went To The Dance). Directed by Les Blank.
1990 - Yum Yum Yum! A Taste Of Cajun And Creole Cooking. Directed by Les Blank.
1991 - Marc & Ann. Directed by Les Blank.
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