“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 ...

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Chubby Checker Reacts to His Overdue Rock Hall Induction: ‘I Want to Smell My Flowers When I’m Here’ Don't get it twisted – the rock pioneer is thrilled he's finally in.

Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden, and The White Stripes to be honored at November ceremony in Los Angeles.

Chubby Checker, from left, Joe Cocker and Cyndi Lauper are 2025 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with 10 other honorees. The ceremony happens Nov. 8. (Associated Press) ...

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 ...