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The Pine Leaf Boys is an American Cajun and Creole band from South Louisiana, United States.

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Members include Wilson Savoy (accordion, piano, vocals), Chris Segura (fiddle, vocals), Drew Simon (drums and vocals), Jean Bertrand (guitars), and Thomas David (bass).^[1]

Career

The band is known for playing traditional Cajun and Creole music from Southwest Louisiana, inspired by bands dating from the s such as Amédé Ardoin to modern bands such as the Mamou Playboys, Jason Frey, Paul Daigle and Cajun Gold all the way up to Wayne Toups.

The Pine Leaf Boys are an "international Cajun band," performing many shows each year in Europe. The Pine Leaf Boys were invited on a U.S. State Department Tour in to the Middle East, playing music in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jerusalem. The band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards.^[2][3] Wilson Savoy, Courtney Granger, and former member Cedric Watson appeared in season 1 episode 7 of th