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Checker finally played his biggest hit, "The Twist," which itself is a cover of a 1959 song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. He invited 20 or so males in the audience to gyrate on stage, but ...
In a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twist, Chubby Checker has been named a 2025 inductee. ... so that means that Chubby Checker had 60 songs in the top 12 on the album charts all at the same time.
Chubby Checker to 'Twist' at Sunshine Fair; 'We're going to have ... In 1960, the teenager from south Philadelphia performed his cover of Hank Ballard’s “The Twist” on Dick Clark’s ...
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).
Singer Chubby Checker and producer Thom Bell are among 13 artists included in the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class. Checker recorded his famous cover of 'The Twist' while still at South ...
Update 4/28/25 at 8:54 p.m.: The New York State Fair released a statement, saying “The Fair considers Chubby to be an integral part of the Fair family and has been honored to host him several ...
Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on American Bandstand in 1960. Skip to Article. ... each album had 12 songs so that means he had 60 songs in the top 12 on the album charts all at the same time.
William Tyler’s Favorite Covert Psychedelic Voyages. Chubby Checker – “My Mind” This is off the incredible psych one-off album Chequered by the man who only a few years before had begged ...
For longtime Rock Hall watchers, the biggest news this year may be Checker. His song “The Twist” — a cover of a B-side originally released by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters — was a ...
Chubby Checker, whose "The Twist" was a global smash in 1960, has been eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since the first class was inducted in 1986, but he was never even nominated until ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a list that also includes two sets of ...
By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi ...