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When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Sunday night that Chubby Checker would be inducted into its ranks later this year, many fans of early rock ‘n' roll who'd assumed that the Hall ...
Lincoln,-- Placer County - Chubby Checker is ticked off. But only in the very nicest possible way. The 70-year-old creator of the twist, the greatest dance sensation in history, doesn't feel the ...
“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 ...
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).
Another of his Spinorama LPs is Johnny Kay Sings in Italia (S-3033 ... George A. Hamid Sr. hired me to host a two-day show featuring relatively unknown teenage newcomers such as Chubby Checker, ...
The app, which was called "The Chubby Checker," was an unauthorized use of Checker's name and trademark, the lawsuit alleges. "He's hurt," said Checker's attorney Willie Gary.
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’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, ...
Chubby Checker Wants To Be Inducted Into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame The singer of 'The Twist' and many other hits says he deserves to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dave Lifton ...
The Guardian reports that Checker's $500 million lawsuit for trademark infringement and "irreparable damage and harm," mounted in 2013 against Hewlett-Packard, has been settled out of court. As is ...
$25 to $85, at the Rocksino box office, Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com and by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and 330-908-7793. CLEVELAND, Ohio – Chubby Checker isn't shy about it ...
Chubby Checker on Finally Twisting His Way Into the Rock Hall of Fame: ‘Everybody’s Made a Whole Lotta Money Off Chubby. Give the Man Some Credit!’ (EXCLUSIVE) ...