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.
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. Most recently, she has put together a Django Reinhardt-style swing band called "Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights".
Ann 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 the Grammy Award nominated tribute to Cajun music, Evangeline Made, featuring singers Linda Ronstadt, John Fogerty, Nick Lowe, 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 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.
