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Popa Chubby, de son vrai nom Ted Horowitz, est un chanteur et guitariste  de blues  et de rock  new-yorkais.

Originaire du Bronx à New York, son style agressif est influencé par Willie Dixon ainsi que Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhoads, Albert King ou encore Danny Gatton créant ainsi une synthèse Blues, Rock, Funk, Pop très personnelle mais transpirant le blues new-yorkais. Comme Calvin Russell, il a beaucoup plus de succès en France qu’aux États-Unis, où il n’est connu que des spécialistes, bien que la situation ait tendance à s'inverser. Son nom de scène est tiré d’une expression d'argot, "pop a chubby", qui veut dire "avoir une érection", mais peut également faire référence à son embonpoint (popa/papa joufflu). Chacun de ses albums est un concept en lui-même : un album de ballades avec des chansons comme Hallelujah, de rock-punk pur ("If the Diesel Don't Get You Then the Jet Fuel Will"), ou encore de blues comme "Back Door Man" où l'on sent bien la patte du "maître . Perfectionniste, c'est le roi des coups de gueule .

En 2006 il entame une tournée en la commémoration de Jimi Hendrix, celui qui lui a fait découvrir le rock à la radio avec son Purple Haze. Il possède une collection de guitares dont une Fender que le fabricant n'avait pas répertoriée.

Il joue également de la batterie, qu'il lui arrive de pratiquer sur scène.


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Walter Trout (born March 6, 1951, Ocean City, New Jersey, United States is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.

Trout's career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then decided to relocate to Los Angeles where he became a sideman for Percy Mayfield and Deacon Jones. He also worked in the bands of John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex.

In 1981 be became the guitarist for Canned Heat.[1] This led to an invitation to play in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers where he shared the stage with fellow guitarist Coco Montoya. He left the Bluesbreakers in 1989 and formed the 'Walter Trout Band' which developed a successful following in Europe.

In 1994 the official Walter Trout Fan Club for the Netherlands and Belgium was founded, followed in 1996 by the official International Fan Club who has members in 14 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. In 2006 the official International Fan club celebrated its tenth anniversary by giving fan club members an exclusive live CD recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, which was the last performance of the late bassist, Jimmy Trapp, who died in 2005.

In 1998 Trout released his self-titled US debut album and renamed his band 'Walter Trout and the Free Radicals' (later renamed 'Walter Trout and the Radicals' and currently simply 'Walter Trout'). Since that time Trout has been recording and touring in North America, Europe and India.

In 2002, he was featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album, Hey Bo Diddley - A Tribute!, performing the song "Road Runner" and many more guest appearances on other recordings.

The 2006 release Full Circle, meant that Trout realized his dream of creating an album with some of his most admired musicians, including John Mayall, Coco Montoya, and Joe Bonamassa, among others.