That was ground zero for his career; Checker moved to South Philadelphia with his family when he was four years old, and as a teenager landed a spot on “American Bandstand,” whose host Dick Clark ...

Chubby Checker got America rocking again in 1959 — and he’s still Twisting away. The music legend plays Saturday, Oct. 14, at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. “The Chubby Checker show is like a ...

Chubby Checker performed “The Twist” on American Bandstand in 1960. The song hit No. 1 on the charts that year and again in 1962. Fans can hear Chubby Checker in central Pa. in the spring. He will ...

Thank Dick Clark's ex-wife. Rock-and-roll pioneer Fats Domino died of natural causes on Tuesday in a New Orleans suburb, according to reports. He was 89. And though rock and roll owes its soul to guys ...

Fifty years ago, an 18-year-old singer taught the world to Twist. He appeared on TV, twisted his hips, swung his arms and rotated his foot as if putting out a cigarette. In his own words, he changed ...

Legendary R&B singer Chubby Checker was honored March 8, 2015, at the Lehigh Valley Music Awards 16 at the Musikfest Cafe at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, for his contributions to the music industry an ...

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 ...

He just celebrated his 68th birthday this past Saturday, but rock 'n' roll legend Chubby Checker remains active and outspoken. The man whose version of the single "The Twist" was tabbed by Billboard ...

Chubby Checker could make a case for being the last angry man in show business. And with good reason. When he performs Saturday night at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, he kicks off a year-long ...

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