Quick, who is the only recording artist to have five albums in the Top 12 all at once? It’s Chubby Checker. And that’s a surprise twist, because when you think Chubby Checker, most just think of one ...

There’s a scene in the first season of Mad Men where most of the staff underlings from Sterling Cooper are out at a restaurant when somebody plays “The Twist” on a jukebox. Every woman who works in ...

(CBS News) And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: January 13th, 1962, 51 years ago today, the day "Hit Parade" lightning struck twice. For that was the day Chubby Checker's version of "The ...

Apr. 16—PEMBROKE — Chubby Checker is a living legend with more than 50 years of performing on stage and in film. The legendary performer is appearing on May 6 at the Givens Performing Arts Center on ...

DELAND — Thousands of enthusiastic people of all ages joined '60s rock and roll legend Chubby Checker downtown to twist the night away Thursday, setting a new Guinness World Record in the process.

Believing Chubby Checker’s The Twist is an iconic pop song worth not just remembering but replaying, Ridgefielder Gary Lefkowith has remixed and remastered the song, which was re-released as a CD ...

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Chubby Checker performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 45th Annual Induction and Awards at Marriott Marquis Theater on June 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo ...

“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.

Before releasing “The Twist,” Chubby Checker was worried he was a has-been. A prophecy from an angel gave him encouragement. Checker revealed why he wanted to record “The Twist.” One of the most ...

Born October 3, 1941, in Spring Gully, South Carolina, and raised in Philadelphia, singer, songwriter, and dancer Ernest Evans would go on to popularize several dance styles in American culture ...