All-Star Jam to benefit Popa Chubby
Ft. Dave Keyes, Mike Merritt, Lee Falco, V.D. King plus special guests: Eliza Neal's, Dimitri Archip, Popa Chubby, and many more!
Popa Chubby is facing serious health challenges that have forced him to cancel many shows, with more cancellations ahead. Much of his treatment has had to be paid for out of pocket as it is not covered by insurance.
To help support Popa in this difficult time, we are bringing together an all star band for a powerful night of music, love and community. Join us in lifting up one of the most electrifying performers in the game.
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Concert hosted by Dave Keyes.
Chubby took his cue from artists of the '60s, including Sly & the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton, among others. In his early twenties, he worked for a while backing punk poet Richard Hell. His first big break was winning a national blues talent search sponsored by KLON, a public radio station in Long Beach, California.
He won New Artist of the Year, and opened the Long Beach Blues Festival in 1992, and has been rocking audience with his bold approach to music ever since. Chubby continues to play more than 200 club dates a year, and has released numerous albums worldwide, since. Most notably, his Sony/Okeh debut, 'Booty and the Beast', was produced by longtime Atlantic Records engineer/producer TOM DOWD, whose recordings by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, among others are legendary!
Popa Chubby dropped a brand new album of original music, Tin Foil Hat, on an expectant crowd in 2021. From the Trump-jabbing, party rock of “Baby Put On Your Mask” to the soulful “No Justice No Peace,” to the hopeful “Can I Call You My Friends,” Popa Chubby touches all the bases of the seemingly endless onslaught that was the year 2020. Pandemics, politics, protests, and pandering are all handled in his gritty, New York style. Remembering that Popa not only wrote all these songs, but plays all the instruments and sings all the vocals makes this one-man-band accomplishment truly stand out.