No, Chubby Checker didn’t write “The Twist.” Nor was he the first person to record the tune -- both honors are held by Hank Ballard, who had a minor hit with the song in 1959. But Checker ...

“Chubby Checker never left the dance floor,” he says. “I used to call myself the wheel that rock rolls on, because anyone after Chubby Checker who had a song that you could dance to, ...

“Chubby Checker was the man who memorialized all of these non-touch type of dances,” said Terry Stewart, president of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.

You should check out the history of television, and see what happened before Chubby Checker and after Chubby Checker did his 2:52 singing “The Twist” on “American Bandstand” (on Aug. 6, 1960).

Chubby Checker’s mother had a dream about an angel. Checker looked to the divine for guidance. “So I said, ‘Mom, you know, you have a close hook up with the Lord.

Checker and the Wildcats -- joined by the Duprees, Jay Siegel's Tokens and The Capris - bring 1960s classics to State Theatre New Jersey Nov. 2.

Before Chubby Checker, that never happened." "The Twist" was originally written by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, but Checker's cover went down as the version remembered by pop culture.

Chubby Checker doesn’t have to be reminded about the song’s significance — or his contribution to popular music. In fact, he’ll readily say what he means without mincing words.

Chubby Checker sure thinks he was a ground-breaker. If anyone believes in Checker’s worthiness, it’s Checker. During a 2015 interview with Philadelphia, he said his signature dance is “like ...

Read more on CNET: Chubby Checker in twist over app The app, which was called "The Chubby Checker," was an unauthorized use of Checker's name and trademark, the lawsuit alleges. "He's hurt," said ...

Chubby Checker is a part of the fabric of America and he certainly did change the way people danced. He’s still “Twisting” like we all did “last summer” for 61 years.

Fifty years ago, a Philadelphia-based singer named Ernest Evans covered Hank Ballard & the Midnighters' "The Twist." Released under his stage name, Chubby Checker, it changed not only his life, ...