Chubby Checker himself has always had a somewhat different explanation for the success of the Twist: "You didn't have to be a great dancer to do the Twist. All you needed to do was a few steps, a ...

“The Twist” eventually topped the Hot 100 in September, thanks to Clark’s constant promotion and — as Checker has noted ever since — the accompanying dance move.

Chubby Checker leads Conway Twitty and Dick Clark through the dance the Twist. Bettmann Archive Checker’s first song release, “The Class,” achieved modest success, charting in the top 40 ...

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 ...

Checker, who got the name "Chubby" from Clark's wife, first appeared on Clark's television show April 29, 1959 and did the Twist Sept. 29, 1960. (Richard Drew/AP) Around 1950, his family moves to ...

Checker and the Wildcats -- joined by the Duprees, Jay Siegel's Tokens and The Capris - bring 1960s classics to State Theatre New Jersey Nov. 2.

The dance floor is Chubby Checker, and the Twist is what we do to everybody’s music.” He believes that anyone who calls him a one-hit wonder is “sick.” “I’ve had 34 hits,” he said ...

Chubby Checker, whose song "The Twist" was one of the most popular dance records of all time, performs in Danbury tonight. The rock singer will do a few songs at "The Danbury Fair Mall/ 98Q Idol ...

TL;DR: 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.” ...

When Chubby Checker performed at a subsequent CADA fundraiser, Earl Minnis would be sitting next to him at dinner. That was, as both men have attested, the beginning of a beautiful friendship. “He is ...