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 ...

That was ground zero for his career; Checker moved to South Philadelphia with his family when he was four years old, and as a teenager landed a spot on “American Bandstand,” whose host Dick Clark ...

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.

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,” ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Chubby Checker’s recording of “The Twist,” which spawned a dance craze that still permeates every style of rock ’n’ roll dancing out there today.

Chubby Checker, the legendary rock and roll performer who taught America to dance the Twist, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In July, the Rock Hall awarded Checker his trophy at ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Music and dance legend Chubby Checker, who popularized the twist, is among 14 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, alongside other icons including Cyndi Lauper ...

Chubby Checker will not attend his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Checker will perform a concert on the same day as the ceremony. Chubby Checker ― the iconic singer who charted 32 hits ...

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