Yahoo

Let's Twist again! Chubby Checker comes to New Jersey

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. “The Chubby Checker show is like a ...
Citizen's Voice

Let’s do the “Twist’ in Wilkes-Barre

Chubby Checker will sing and dance “The Twist” in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Checker headlines “Oh What A Night of ’60s Rock and Roll” at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, with artists of ...
The Cheat Sheet

How The Beatles’ ‘Twist and Shout’ Inspired David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’

David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” was co-produced by another famous musician. The musician drew influence from The Beatles‘ “Twist and Shout” while making the song. Subsequently, “Let’s Dance” became a ...
Hartford Courant

Let’s twist again with a little Chubby Checker, Sam Hunt and Elvis Costello this week in CT arts

Big outdoor summer shows (or semi-outdoor in the case of Bridgeport’s Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater) take many forms this week. That includes both the range of performers and the ways that ...
The Cheat Sheet

Don’t Let Chubby Checker Twist His Way Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Not all old rock is classic rock. “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 ...