Carrier formed his first band in 1961, at the age of 14, with himself on guitar, a brother on drums, his uncle on the rubboard, and a local accordion player named Chris Johnson.
However, around this time he lost most of his right index finger in a farming accident, preventing him from taking up the accordion, and impacting his guitar play for several years.
[1][4] In 1965, he re-formed the Night Rockers band, with himself fronting the group on accordion, and Lawrence Chavis taking over Carrier's old position on guitar, and played the local bars and nightclubs around the area.
[1] Carrier had saved enough money while working the rigs that in 1980 he was able to purchase a small local club in Lawtell, which he named The Offshore Lounge.
[2] Carrier's sons Chubby and Troy, as their father had done before, began playing with the Night Rockers by the time they were 10 years old.
In 1989, Carrier quit the offshore work and, with the encouragement of Chubby, began touring with the Night Rockers outside of Louisiana.
As such that generation made sure that Big Daddy Roy was part of the inaugural Zydeco Hall of Fame class alongside Clifton Chenier and Boozoo Chavis.