Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band

 Ann Savoy
Marc Savoy
Michael Doucet
By Henk Scholts
SESSIONS
1984 Bay Records, Alameda, CA – The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [vcl/accordion] + Eric Thompson [gt-1], Sharon Arms Doucet [washboard-2], California Cajuns [-3])
001 'TITS YEUX NOIRS (LITTLE BLACK EYES) Arhoolie 5029 CD-389 CD-500
002 PORT ARTHUR BLUES Arhoolie 5029  CD-389 CD-500
003 DEPUIS L'AGE DE QUINZE ANS (SINCE I WAS 15) -1 Arhoolie 5029  
004 LA CHERE 'TITE FILLE DE LA CAMPAGNE -3 Arhoolie 5029  
005 LA GROSSE ERREUR (THE BIG MISTAKE) Arhoolie 5029  
006 JONGLE A MON (THINK OF ME) Arhoolie 5029  
007 QUOI FAIRE (WHY) Arhoolie 5029  
008 UNE VIELLE VALSE (HOMMAGE A WILL BALFA) -2 Arhoolie 5029  CD-389
009 CHERE BASSETTE Arhoolie 5029  CD-389 CD-500
010 MELVILLE TWO STEP -2 Arhoolie 5029 CD-389 
011 JOLIE BLONDE -2 Arhoolie 5029   CD-389
012 EUNICE TWO-STEP (JOLIE CATIN) -2 Arhoolie 5029
013 LE PAUVRE HOBO (POOR HOBO) Arhoolie 5029 
1985-1986 Master Trak Studios, 413 N Parkerson Ave., Crowley, LA - The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [accordion] + David Doucet [ld gt], Tina Pilione [bass])
014 BOSCO STOMP Arhoolie 5037 CD-389
015 LA VALSE DE LA PRAIRIE RONDE Arhoolie 5037 
016 QUELLE ETOILE (WHICH STAR) Arhoolie 5037 CD-389 CD-500
017 LA VALSE J'AIME (THE WALTZ I LOVE) Arhoolie 5037 CD-389 
018 ONE STEP DE CHAMEAU Arhoolie 5037 CD-389 CD-500
019 BABY AND THE GAMBLER AND THE HAPPY ONE STEP Arhoolie 5037 CD-389 CD-500
020 HIGH POINT TWO STEP Arhoolie 5037 
021 MON CHERIE BEBE CREOLE (TRIBUTE TO DENNIS MCGEE) Arhoolie 5037 CD-389
022 JOHNNY CAN'T DANCE Arhoolie 5037 CD-389
023 LAWTELL WALTZ Arhoolie 5037 CD-389 CD-500
024 EVANGELINE SPECIAL Arhoolie 5037 CD-389 
025 'TIT GALOPE POUR LA POINTE AUX PINS (RIDE TO PIONE POINT) Arhoolie 5037  CD-389
4 May 1988 Crowley, LA - The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [accordion] + Elizabeth Weil or Tina Pilione [bass])
026 LA DANSE DE LIMONADE (THE LEMONADE SONG) CD-316  
027 LAPIN DANS SON NIQUE (RABBIT IN ITS NEST) CD-316  CD-500
028 JOLIES ROUES ROSES (PRETTY PINK CHEEKS) CD-316 CD-500 
029 DIGGY LIGGY LO CD-316      
22 November 1988 Bay Records Recording Studio, 1627 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. CA  - The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [accordion] + Elizabeth Weil or Tina Pilione [bass])
030 TWO STEP D'AMÉDÉ CD-316  
031 LA VALSE DE MARIE CD-316 
032 QUITTÉ LA MAISON (I LEFT MY HOUSE FOR BIG TEXAS) CD-316  
033 J'AIMERAIS CONNAÎTRE (I'D LIKE TO KNOW) CD-316  
034 THE KAPLAN WALTZ CD-316  CD-500
035 TON PAPA M'A JETÉ DEHORS (YOUR PAPA THREW ME OUT) CD-316  
036 GOOD-BYE, YEUX BRUNS  (GOOD-BYE, BROWN EYES) CD-316  CD-500
23 November 1988 [live] Great American Music Hall, Great American Music Hall,  San Francisco, CA  - The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [accordion] + Elizabeth Weil or Tina Pilione [bass])
03601 FLAMMES D'ENFER (THE FLAMES OF HELL OR: STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE) CD-316  
03602 LA NEGRESS (PINEGROVE BLUES) CD-316 
03603 LA QUEUE DE TORTUE (TURTLE TAI) CD-316  
5 November 1993 [live] Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA -The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [accordion] +Billy Wilson [bass])
03604 J’AI ETE-Z-AU BAL CD-418
03605 HOME SWEET HOME CD-418 
03606 TEAR IT UP TWO-STEP CD-418  - 94                \
28 January 1994 [live] The Birchmere, The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA -The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [accordion] +Billy Wilson [bass])
03607 INTRO / LA TALLE D’ERONCES CD-418 
03608 LA VALSE D’ORPHELIN CD-418 
03609 AMÉDÉ TWO-STEP CD-418 
03610 LA VALSE DU MALCHANCEUX (THE UNLUCKY WALTZ)  CD-418 CD-500
03611 JEUNES JENS DE LA CAMPAGNE CD-418 
03612 FE FE PONCHEAUX CD-418 
03613 DANS LA LOUISIANE CD-418 
03614 PERODIN TWO-STEP CD-418 CD-500 
03615 LA DANSE DE MARDI GRAS CD-418  
03616 PETITE OU LA GROSSE CD-418 
03617 LA VALSE DE VACHERS (THE COWBOY WALTZ)  CD-418 CD-500
03618 TWO-STEP DE EUNICE CD-418 
03619 LA VALSE DE REIDS CD-418 
03620 HÉ, MOM CD-418
29 January 1994 [live] Synod Hall Auditorium,  125 N Craig St., Pittsburgh, PA  -The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [accordion] +Billy Wilson [bass])
03621 QUAND J’ETAIS VAILLANT CD-418 
1999 Studio SavoyFaire, Eunice, LA - The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [vcl/accordion] + Joel Savoy [bass/ fiddle], Tima Pillone [bass], Anthony Daigle [bass]. Producer: The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band)
037 LE GROS GUIME A SAM (SAM'S BIG ROOSTER) CD-481 CD-500
038 ATTENTION, C'EST MON COEUR QUI VA CASSER (BE CAREFUL, YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART) CD-481  CD-500
039 TWO STEP POUR MILTON ADAMS CD-481  
040 SHE MADE ME LOSE MY MIND CD-481 CD-500
041 DURALDE CD-481 
042 LES CULOTTES A LOLLYPOP CD-481  
043 JB'S WALTZ CD-481 
044 SI TU VEUX AMUSER CD-481 
045 LA BONNE VIE CD-481  
046 ALTON'S TWO STEP CD-481  
047 LA VALSE D'EVIA CD-481 
048 PARTY GIRL BLUES CD-481 
049 JOLIE BASSETTE CD-481  
050 DOG GUIDRY MEDLEY CD-481  
051 UN TRAMP SUR LA RUE CD-481  
052 HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP CD-481  
053 C'ETAIT DESSUS UN TRISTE SAMEDI CD-481 
1999 [live] Minneapolis, MN - The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band  (Ann Savoy [vcl/gt], Michael Doucet [vcl/fiddle], Marc Savoy [accordion] + Doug Louman [bass], Paul Laughridge [drums]. Producer: The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band)
05301 MARDI GRAS JIG CD-481
05302 AMÉDÉ TWO STEP (TWO STEP FOR AMÉDÉ ARDOIN) CD-481  CD-500


ALBUMS
Arhoolie 5029 Les Harias • Home Music: 'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes); Port Arthur Blues; Depuis L'Age De Quinze Ans (Since I Was 15); La Chere 'Tite Fille De La Campagne; La Grosse Erreur (The Big Mistake); Jongle A Mon (Think Of Me); Quoi Faire (Why); Une Vielle Valse (Hommage A Will Balfa); Chere Bassette; Melville Two Step; Jolie Blonde; Eunice Two Step (Jolie Catin)l Le Pauvre Hobo (Poor Hobo) – 84
Arhoolie 5037 With Spirits: Bosco Stomp; La Valse De La Prairie Ronde; Quelle Etoile (Which Star); La Valse J'Aime (The Waltz I Love); One Step De Chameau; Baby And The Gambler and The Happy One Step; High Point Two Step; Mon Cherie Bebe Creole (Tribute To Dennis McGee); Johnny Can't Dance; Lawtell Waltz; Evangeline Special; 'Tit Galope Pour La Pointe Aux Pins (Ride To Pione Point) - 86
Arhoolie CD-316 Two-Step d'Amédé: Two Step D'Amédé; La Valse De Marie; Quitté La Maison (I Left My House For Big Texas); J'Aimerais Connaître (I'd Like To Know); La Danse De Limonade (The Lemonade Song); The Kaplan Waltz; Ton Papa M'a Jeté Dehors (Your Papa Threw Me Out);     Good-Bye, Yeux Bruns (Good-bye, Brown Eyes); Lapin Dans Son Nique (Rabbit In Its Nest); Jolies Roues Roses (Pretty Pink Cheeks); Diggy Liggy Lo; Flammes D'Enfer (The Flames Of Hell Or: Stuck In Traffic On The Oakland Bay Bridge); La Negress (Pinegrove Blues); La Queue De Tortue (Turtle Tai)l – 89
Arhoolie CD-389 Home Music With Spirits: Bosco Stomp; Aux Natchitoches; Quelle Etoile (Which Star); La Valse J'aime (The Waltz I Love);     One-Step De Chameau; Baby And The Gambler and The Happy One-Step); Reno Waltz*; Lacassine Special*; Mon Chere Bebe Creole (Tribute To Dennis McGee); Johnny Can't Dance; Lawtell Waltz; Evangeline Special; 'Tit Galope Pour La Pointe Aux Pins (Ride To Pine Point); 'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes); Port Arthur Blues; Une Vieille Valse (Hommage A Will Balfa); Chere Bassette; Melville Two-Step; Jolie Blonde – 92 (sampler, *from solo Oh What A Night (1981), Arhoolie 5023)
Arhoolie CD-418 Live! At The Dance: Intro / La Talle D’Eronces; La Valse D’Orphelin; Amédé Two-Step; La Valse Du Malchanceux; Jeunes Jens De La Campagne; Quand J’Etais Vaillant; Fe Fe Poncheaux; Dans La Louisiane; Perodin Two-Step;  La Danse De Mardi Gras;  Petite Ou La Grosse; La Valse De Vachers; Two-Step De Eunice; La Valse De Reids; Hé, Mom; J’Ai Ete-Z-Au Bal; Home Sweet Home; Tear It Up Two-Step - 94                                        
Arhoolie CD-481 Sam's Big Rooster: Le Gros Guime A Sam (Sam's Big Rooster); Attention, C'est Mon Coeur Qui Va Casser (Be Careful, You're Breaking My Heart);  Two Step Pour Milton Adams;  She Made Me Lose My Miind;  Mardi Gras Jig;  Duralde;  Les Culottes a Lollypop;  JB's Waltz;  Si Tu Veux Amuser;  La Bonne Vie;  Alton's Two Step;  La Valse D'evia;  Party Girl Blues;  Jolie Bassette;  Dog Guidry Medley;  Un Tramp Sur la Rue;  Hop, Skip, and Jump;  C'etait Dessus Un Triste Samedi; Amédé Two Step (Two Step For Amédé Ardoin) – 28-03-00
Arhoolie CD-500 The Best Of The Savoy-Doucet Cajun: Quelle Etoile (Which Star); La Valse De Vachers (The Cowboy Waltz); Perrodin Two-Step; The Kaplan Waltz; Chere Bassette;  One-Step De Chameau; Jolies Joues Roses (Pretty Pink Cheeks);  Happy One Step; Reno Waltz*; Port Arthur Blues;  Annention, C’est Mon Coeur Qui Va Casser (Be Careful, You’re Breaking My Heart); Amede Two Step (Two Step For Amede Ardoin);  Lawtell Waltz; La Valse Due Malchanceux (The Unlucky Waltz);  Lapin Dans Son Nique (Rabbit In Its Nest); She Made Me Lose My Mind; ‘Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes); Le Gros Guime A Sam (Sam’s Big Rooster); Good-Bye, Yeux Bruns (Good-Bye, Brown Eyes) – 10-08-02  (sampler, *from solo Oh What A Night (1981), Arhoolie 5023)