“Back in the day,” Chubby Checker tells Billboard from his home in New Jersey, “I said, ‘I don’t want to be in the Rock Hall when I’m dead. I want to smell my flowers when I’m here.’ ...

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 ...

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).

This song is actually a stellar example of how good Don and Phil Everly were at close harmony vocal stylings. It’s really a lovely song, complete with an unusual and unique structure that lacks verses ...

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 and The Wildcats, The Duprees, Jay Siegel’s Tokens and The Capris State Theatre New Jersey 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. Tickets: $35-85, available online at stnj.org. Nov. 2.

“The Twist” singer Chubby Checker did not make classic rock, and yet he might get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That’s just a silly idea and isn’t doing anything for the Rock & Roll ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- When Chubby Checker talks about the impact of his 1960 hit cover of "The Twist," it sounds like he's reading his own biography. The rock 'n' roll icon likes to refer to himself ...

“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.

Chubby Checker: Making 'The Twist' famous (continued) Released in 1960 by a 19-year-old baby-faced kid who was born in Spring Gully, “The Twist” went to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine charts.

Chubby Checker got America rocking again in 1959 — and he’s still Twisting away. The music legend plays Saturday, Oct. 14, at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.

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.