Who is popa chubby

His parents owned a candy store on the corner of st Street and Arthur Avenue. At the tender age of 8 he picked up the drums and became consumed in playing "Wipeout" much to the dismay of his mother and neighbors. Popa would spend hours scratching them up by playing the sections he liked over and over again.

When he was seven, his father took him to see an oldies show at Madison Square Garden. Up close to the stage he watched the headliner duck walk across the stage playing his Gibson like a ringin' a bell!! Chuck Berry became Popa's idol. The untimely death of his father when he was nine left Ted living with his old-school Italian grandparents.

His love affair with the drums was put on indefinite hold. The 70's came and Popa began to hear the blues rock that was everywhere. Johnny Winter , Foghat , Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones were on the radio and in the record stores and Popa, being a loner, found solace in listening to these records over and over on a beat up record player bought at a yard sale for a dollar.

At age fourteen he picked up his first guitar and never put it down. His fingers bled from trying to pick out the blues licks he heard second hand from the rockers who played them. In the late 70's Punk Rock hit the scene, and Popa answered a classified ad in the Village Voice for a guitarist. There he met Punk Rock godfather, Richard Hell , who was putting together a new version of his band the Voidoids.

Popa was hired for a world tour. All the while Popa was honing his licks via the records of Albert King , B. King and especially Freddie King.

But music, sweet music has set me straight once again and I offer this work with humility and devotion to you all. Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Share on pinterest. Share on linkedin. November 11, Get On The List! Streams Videos All Posts. My Profile. Advanced Search. Artist Biography by Richard Skelly. Born in Bronx, NY.

Genre Blues. Also Known As Ted Horowitz. Chubby saved some hits to include on a second volume of "Prime Cuts. Before that time, he will have toured throughout the U. The wedding is set for January. Benjamin Cassidy can be reached at bcassidy berkshireeagle. Edit Close. Log In. Popa Chubby's blues evoke life on the edge. Share this. Photo provided by Popa Chubby. Notifications Settings. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.