Chubby Carrier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Chubby Carrier
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Chubby Carrier at Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City, Missouri
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| Birth name | Joseph Roy "Chubby" Carrier Jr. |
| Born | July 1, 1967 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Zydeco |
| Occupation(s) | Musician singer songwriter |
| Instruments | Accordion |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Swampadellic |
| Associated acts | Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band |
Roy "Chubby" Carrier is a famous American zydeco musician. Zydeco is a fun kind of music from Louisiana that mixes blues, R&B, and traditional French Creole sounds. Chubby Carrier leads his own band, called Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band. He is known for playing the accordion and making people want to dance!
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About Chubby Carrier
Chubby Carrier comes from a family of musicians. His father and grandfather both played zydeco music. His cousins even recorded music as The Carrier Brothers.
Early Life and Music
Chubby learned to play the accordion from his father, Roy Carrier Sr.. He started playing with his father's band when he was just 12 years old. First, he played the accordion, and then he switched to drums.
When he was 17, Chubby played drums with another musician named Terrance Simien. He did this from 1986 to 1989. After that, he started his own band. His brothers, Troy and Kevin, joined him in the group.
Musical Success
Chubby Carrier has released many albums. His third album, called Dance All Night, came out in 1993. This album was a big success for him.
He has also played with other famous musicians. He appeared on albums by Tab Benoit, Doug Kershaw, Calvin Owens, and Jimmy Thackery.
In 2010, Chubby Carrier released an album called Zydeco J****e. This album won a Grammy Award! A Grammy is one of the biggest awards a musician can win.
Personal Life
Chubby Carrier is a Catholic.
Discography
A discography is a list of all the albums and songs a musician has released. Here are some of Chubby Carrier's albums:
- Go Zydeco Go (Jewel Records, 1989)
- Boogie Woogie Zydeco (Flying Fish Records, 1991)
- Dance All Night (Blind Pig Records, 1993)
- Who Stole the Hot Sauce? (Blind Pig Records, 1996)
- Too Hot to Handle (Louisiana Red Hot Records, 1999)
- It's Party Time (Right Click Records, 1999)
- Take Me to the Zydeco (Swampadelic Records, 2001)
- Ain't No Party Like a Chubby Party (Swampadelic Records, 2005)
- Bayou Road (Swampadelic Records, 2006)
- Live at Knuckleheads, Kansas City (Swampadelic Records, 2007)
- Zydeco J****e (Swampadelic Records, 2010)
- Zydeco Stuff (Swampadelic Records, 2015)
See also
- Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
