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chubby missouri carrier at knuckleheads saloon in kansas city , -lsb- http://www.chubbycarrier.com chubbycarrier.com -rsb- chubby carrier and the bayou swamp band 1979 & ndash ; present lafayette , louisiana , united states swampadellic 200 chubby carrier solo_singer 1 july 1967 accordion zydeco chubby_carrier_knuckleheads . png chubby carrier
 joseph roy `` chubby '' carrier jr. . musician singer songwriter
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. , and played with his father 's band at age 12 , first on accordion and then on drums .
by age 17 , he played drums with terrance simien from 1986 until 1989 , then formed a group of his own with his brothers troy and kevin .
carrier 's third album , 1993 's `` 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 '' .
carrier 's 2010 release zydeco junkie won the grammy in the category best zydeco or cajun music album .
