Popa Chubby, the stage name of Theodore Joseph "Ted" Horowitz, is an electric blues singer, songwriter and guitarist from the Bronx, New York. Born the son of a candy store owner, he began playing drums and guitar at the age of thirteen, after listening to the music of the Rolling Stones. Although he grew up in the 1970s, Horowitz was influenced by artists of the 1960s, including Jimi Hendrix and Cream, among others.