The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band has been playing together since 1977. The band includes husband and wife Marc and Ann Savoy, on ...
Marc Savoy is a Louisiana legend not only in Eunice but around the world. He has dedicated his life to preserving the Cajun culture through making instruments, holding jam sessions and maintaining a ...
Jamey Bearb grew up with strict accordion rules. His dad, Cajun musician Ricky Bearb, demanded the accordion, handmade by pioneer builder Marc Savoy, sit a precise position in its storage box. Even ...
When "60 Minutes" came to the Lafayette area last fall to film a segment on Cajun and zydeco music, they were confronted with the energy of a thriving cultural scene. CBS correspondent Jon Wertheim ...
On Sunday’s episode of 60 MINUTES, correspondent Jon Wertheim visited southwest Louisiana, where the sounds of Cajun and Zydeco music – long the soundtrack in this singular pocket of America – are ...
Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff, forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...
The Pine Leaf Boys‘ Wilson Savoy is taking on a new role—filmmaker—as he makes a documentary about Cajun music star Wayne Toups. The two play in the Band Courtbouillon with Steve Riley, and Savoy has ...