Part of the song (the third line - "You fat bastard") has been adopted by Roy Chubby Brown as his anthem and is enthusiastically chanted by the audiences before his stage performances.
Chubby Checker | Chubby Carrier | Chubby Oates | Roy 'Chubby' Brown | Popa Chubby | Chubby Parker | Chubby | Charles Kirke Tindall 'Chubby' Faithfull |
Angelo M. "Chubby" Cifelli (born March 27, 1939) is an American, singer, composer, and guitarist who grew up in Harrison, New Jersey and attended Harrison High School in Harrison, New Jersey.
Chubby Oates born Arthur Oates (23 December 1942 – 10 November 2006) was a Cockney clubland comic and character actor.
Electric Chubbyland: Popa Chubby Plays Jimi Hendrix is a live and studio album by Popa Chubby recorded in tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
She has two sidekicks: Ficelle, a tall and not-very-bright blonde; and Boulotte, a short and chubby brunette who is fixated on food.
In 2012 Chubby Tavares (of Tavares) included a version on his album Jealousy produced by Carla Olson.
The song has been covered by a wide variety of artists, including Peter, Paul and Mary, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Dave Van Ronk, Otis Redding, Popa Chubby, The Allman Brothers Band, Rod Stewart, Janis Joplin, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Bobby Womack, Katie Melua and Steve Winwood with The Spencer Davis Group.
It released two albums—This Is How It Is (1992) and Beyond Flavor (1994)—although for Beyond Flavor Suave Lover was replaced by T-Strong and DJ Chubby Chub.
He was the father of Chubby and Dikki Du Carrier, who followed their father into Zydeco music.
Among its alumni are Albert Einstein, Michael and Kevin Bacon, Stanley Clarke, Chubby Checker, former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo and Kevin Eubanks, as well as members of many symphony orchestras across the United States and around the world.
Their debut album, Chubby Dubby, was written and recorded in New York City for Jahnotion Records, produced by Jason Corsaro, mastered by Howie Weinberg and features guest appearances by members of the New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble and Rob Dinero.