one ▁community ▁of ▁Ma ill ard ville , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁where ▁she ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁guitar , ▁bass ▁and ▁mand olin . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sav o ie ▁started ▁her ▁musical ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁group ▁Les ▁Hir ond elles . ▁ ▁She ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁country ▁singer ▁Bob ▁Reg an , ▁and , ▁using ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁Luc ille ▁St arr , ▁she ▁began ▁performing ▁with ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁country ▁singing ▁du o ▁called ▁" Bob ▁& ▁Luc ille ". ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁they ▁released ▁several ▁ 4 5 ▁r pm ▁records ▁that ▁were ▁mainly ▁covers ▁of ▁an ▁ec lect ic ▁mix ▁of ▁fashion able ▁country , ▁pop , ▁rock abil ly ▁and ▁folk ▁songs ▁of ▁people ▁such ▁as ▁Perry ▁Como ▁to ▁Con nie ▁Francis . ▁Their ▁records ▁met ▁with ▁mod est ▁success ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁West ▁Coast ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁they ▁were ▁signed ▁by ▁A & M ▁Records ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁began ▁recording ▁as ▁" The ▁Canadian ▁S weet he arts ". ▁ ▁At ▁A & M ▁Records , ▁St arr ▁recorded ▁a ▁song ▁called ▁" The ▁French ▁Song " ▁that ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Her b ▁Al pert . ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁both ▁French ▁and ▁English . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁The ▁Beat les ▁domin ated ▁the ▁music ▁charts , ▁" The ▁French ▁Song " ▁was ▁an ▁international ▁success ▁that ▁made ▁St arr