Chubby Checker performed Friday at a free noontime concert at Philadelphia City Hall. About 1,000 people joined in on the gyrations, some even invited onstage by the South Philadelphia-bred singer.

Checker's 1960 cover version of the Hank Ballard and the Midnighters song - released a year earlier to mild success - became a smash hit and turned the dance into a pop culture touchstone.

Legendary performer Chubby Checker will co-host "My Music: '50s & '60s Party Songs" with oldies impresario TJ Lubinsky, premiering on May 31st on PBS stations nationwide. TJL Productions has ...

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 Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the ...