Popa Chubby

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Blues

Styles: Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Contemporary Blues, Acoustic Blues

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Born Ted Horowitz in the Bronx, NY, Popa Chubby was the son of a candy store owner. At 13, Chubby began playing drums; shortly thereafter, he discovered the music of the Rolling Stones and began playing guitar. Although he grew up in the 1970s, Chubby took his cue from artists of the 1960s, including Sly & the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton, among others. By the time he was in his early twenties, he enjoyed and played blues music, but also worked for a while backing punk poet Richard Hell. Chubby's first big break was winning a na...

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