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’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.

Chubby Checker’s ‘The Twist’: The Improbable Life and Legacy of the Hot 100’s All-Time Number One Song "The Twist" is a testament to the notion that a hit song can come from anywhere, ...

Apr. 16—PEMBROKE — Chubby Checker is a living legend with more than 50 years of performing on stage and in film. The legendary performer is appearing on May 6 at the Givens Performing Arts ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Chubby Checker has been playing Syracuse for more than 60 years. But last year at the State Fair, he told us about a memory from one of his very first visits when the ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. *** Chubby ...

Chubby Checker – his real name is Ernest Evans – was born near the place where the marker is located on October 3, 1941. This was his home until his parents, Raymond and Eartle Evans, moved to ...

His Chubby Checker snack line of beef jerky and steaks, he says, is "struggling." He is not represented by a major agency or big-time management. He travels with a five-piece band, ...

However, Chubby Checker, singer of 'The Twist,' feels that there is one name above all that they have overlooked: himself. And he wants that rectified quickly.

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 the singer has met Chubby Checker the app. And he’s not happy about it. The iconic singer is suing Hewlett-Packard for including an app on its phones and tablets that was not only ...

Long-time host of American Bandstand Dick Clark, left, and singer Chubby Checker in New York on Oct. 16, 1991. Checker turned 50 earlier in the month.