Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
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Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band is a Zydeco
band from Louisiana
founded by Chubby Carrier
in 1989.
for their album Zydeco Junkie. Also, they won Best Zydeco Album Award from Offbeat Magazine
for the same album.
Zydeco
Zydeco is a form of uniquely American roots or folk music. It evolved in southwest Louisiana in the early 19th century from forms of "la la" Creole music...
band from Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
founded by Chubby Carrier
Chubby Carrier
Roy "Chubby" Carrier is an American zydeco musician. He is the leader of Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band.Carrier's 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.,...
in 1989.
Awards
Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band have a Grammy award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music AlbumGrammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album was an honor presented to recording artists at the 50th, 51st, 52nd and 53rd Grammy Awards for quality zydeco or cajun music albums...
for their album Zydeco Junkie. Also, they won Best Zydeco Album Award from Offbeat Magazine
OffBeat (magazine)
OffBeat is a monthly music magazine in New Orleans, Louisiana first published in 1988. It mainly focuses on the music scene of New Orleans and Louisiana. It covers wide range of local music including R&B, blues, brass bands, jazz, cajun music, zydeco, to rock....
for the same album.
Discography
- Zydeco Junkie (Swampadelic Records, 2010)
- Live at Knuckleheads, Kansas CityLive at Knuckleheads, Kansas CityLive at Knuckleheads, Kansas City is an album by the Grammy winning Zydeco band Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band recorded at Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City, Missouri and released in 2007.-Track listing:...
(Swampadelic Records, 2007) - Bayou Road (Swampadelic Records, 2006)
- Ain't No Party Like a Chubby Party (Swampadelic Records, 2005)
- Take Me to the Zydeco (Swampadelic Records, 2001)
- It's Party Time (Right Click Records, 1999)
- Too Hot to Handle (Louisiana Red Hot Records, 1999)
- Who Stole the Hot Sauce? (Blind Pig Records, 1996)
- Dance All Night (Blind Pig RecordsBlind Pig RecordsBlind Pig Records is an American blues record label.Blind Pig was formed in 1977 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Jerry Del Giudice, owner of the Blind Pig Cafe, and his friend Edward Chmelewski. The label is now based in San Francisco...
, 1993) - Boogie Woogie Zydeco (Flying Fish RecordsFlying Fish RecordsFlying Fish Records was a Chicago-based eclectic blues and country record label. It was founded in 1974 by Bruce Kaplan, former president of the University of Chicago's Folklore Society....
, 1991) - Go Zydeco Go (Jewel RecordsJewel RecordsJewel Records was a record label which discs were pressed by the Scranton Button Company. Jewel is one of the big three record companies out of Cincinnati, Ohio. The two most famous, King Records and Fraternity Records, were responsible for several hits over the years from a wide range of genres...
, 1989)