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,” ...

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WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Legendary rock ‘n’ roll performer Chubby Checker is set to return to The Big E on Friday, bringing his iconic dance moves and chart-topping hits to the fair’s Court of ...

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 ...

Chubby Checker ― the iconic singer who charted 32 hits between 1960 and 1966, including "The Twist" ― has decided he won't be attending his own Rock and Rock Hall of Fame ceremony. In a twist of ...

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 ...

Chubby Checker says he's happy to finally be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but his fans come first. Chubby Checker has earned his spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but he’s choosing ...

It’s about damn time that musical icon Chubby Checker be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! Checker rose to fame after popularizing “The Twist” dance ...

Eleven years ago, Chubby Checker laid out a clear request to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: He wanted to be inducted, and soon. Checker, 72 at the time, thought his resume as a rock 'n' roll pioneer ...

At an appearance in July, Checker explained in front of an audience that his priorities had changed over the years.