Chubby Checker can still twist like a champ! The '60s music icon, born Ernest Evans, is known best for classic dance hits like “The Twist,” “The Fly,” and “The Hucklebuck.” But decades after those ...

A defining voice of early rock and roll, Chubby Checker brings the music that launched the Twist to the Kings Point Palace ...

Chubby Checker is heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but it wasn’t always this way. More than 20 years ago, he famously protested the very museum that will now celebrate him. “Back in the day,” ...

On August 6, 1960, Chubby Checker performed his rendition of “The Twist” on American Bandstand. His appearance on the popular television program set off a wave of wiggling hips across the country.

Class of 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chubby Checker joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about his 60 years in music, the origins of his name, ‘The Twist,’ and his upcoming appearance at ...

WILDWOOD — The Twist, the worldwide dance craze in the 1960s, is turning 50 years old and will be celebrated during the 7th annual Wildwoods’ Fabulous '50s Weekend Oct. 15 to 17. The weekend will also ...

“The Twist” by Chubby Checker was the first song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on two different occasions. And, for many years, it was the biggest-selling single in U.S. recording history.

CLEVELAND (WJW) – It’s fair to say Chubby Checker is synonymous with early rock ‘n’ roll. His version of “The Twist” was instrumental in shaping the genre — just one of many reasons the Rock and Roll ...