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Thread #79355 Message #1437053
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
17-Mar-05 - 02:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: I Woke Up One Morning in May
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: I Woke Up One Morning in May
A vivid, expressive song!
Marc Savoy learned accordion (his grandfather was a fiddler) from musicians in the neighborhood of the rice farm where he was raised. He went to university and earned a degree in Chemical Engineering, but wished to stay in Louisiana, and keep up his interest in music and accordions. He opened up a music store, and built accordions full-time, using quality materials to re-inforce his art. The instruments were relatively expensive, so it was some time before their superiority was recognized.
From B. J. Ancelet, 1984, "The Makers of Cajun Music, Musiciens cadiens et créoles," Univ. Texas Press.
Nothing found on Didier Hebert in that volume.