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Theodore Joseph “Ted” Horowitz was born in the Bronx in 1960. At 13, he began playing the drums, but influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Cream, he soon switched to the guitar. The young man played the blues and came to the public’s attention after winning a national blues talent search sponsored by a Long Beach, California, radio station. He won New Artist of the Year and somewhere along the way, Ted Horowitz became Popa Chubby.

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Popa Chubby

Lyric Theatre

Popa Chubby, born Ted Horowitz, has been hard rocking the blues in his fierce and soulful way for more than 30 years. Over the course of a career that dates back to 1994, he has been a force of to be reckoned with on the guitar, and his tempestuous, soulful playing has never been more powerful. An imposing figure with a shaven head, tattooed arms, a goatee and a performance style he describes as “the Stooges meets Buddy Guy, Motörhead meets Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix meets Robert Johnson,” Popa Chubby is an endearing character who is one of the genre’s most popular figures. His career has always been about moving forward and carving a place for himself in the imposing terrain of the music business, overcoming odds to continue growing and maturing as a creative force. He has built a constantly increasing base of fans across the world, where in many territories he is a star. A native New Yorker, Horowitz’s first gigs were in the NYC punk scene as a guitarist for what he reflects was a “crazy Japanese special effects performance artist in a kimono, called Screaming Mad George, who had a horror-movie inspired show.” He was always immersed in rock ‘n’ roll as theater, and learned from George and others playing CBGB’s at the time, including the Ramones, the Cramps, Richard Hell, whose band, the Voidoids he joined and learned that rock ‘n’ roll should be dangerous. He reflects, “Musicians like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols weren’t just bands. They were a threat to society.”

The Mauch Chunk Opera House

Popa Chubby, born Ted Horowitz, has been hard rocking the blues in his fierce and soulful way for more than 30 years. Over the course of a career that dates back to 1994, he has been a force of to be reckoned with on the guitar, and his tempestuous, soulful playing has never been more powerful. An imposing figure with a shaven head, tattooed arms, a goatee and a performance style he describes as “the Stooges meets Buddy Guy, Motörhead meets Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix meets Robert Johnson," Popa Chubby is an endearing character who is one of the genre’s most popular figures.
Popa Chubby is an endearing character who is one of the genre’s most popular figures.

Popa Chubby - an evening of blues, rock and soul

Wildey Theatre

Theodore Joseph “Ted” Horowitz was born in the Bronx in 1960. At 13, he began playing the drums, but, influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Cream, he soon switched to the guitar. The young man played the blues and came to the public’s attention after winning a national blues talent search sponsored by a Long Beach, California radio station. He won new artist of the year and somewhere along the way, Ted Horowitz became Popa Chubby.

Singer, Guitarist

Popa Chubby

Events

Past events

Oct 18, 2025

Popa Chubby · The Lyric Theatre

May 30, 2025

Popa Chubby · Mauch Chunk Opera House

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