Chubby Carrier

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Roy Chubby Carrier is an American zydeco musician He is the leader of Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band Carriers father and grandfather both played zydeco music and his cousins recorded under the name The Carrier Brothers He was taught to play accordion by his father Roy Carrier Sr and played with his fathers band at age 12 first on accordion and then on drums He played drums with Terrance Simien from 1986 until 1989 then formed a group of his own with his brothers Troy and Kevin Carriers third album 1993s Dance All Night was his biggest success Carrier has made guest appearances on albums by Tab Benoit Live Swampland Jam Doug Kershaw Cajun Sweet Home Louisiana Calvin Owens Stop Lying in My Face and Jimmy Thackery Switching Gears Carriers 2010 release Zydeco Junkie won the Grammy in the category Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album Description above from the Wikipedia article Chubby Carrier licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia