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The 83-year-old singer, most famous for his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters’ R&B song “The Twist,” spoke to ...
Checker, who was eligible since 1986, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 8 along with Joe Cocker, ...
To hear John Sykes tell it, the meeting each year where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee gathers to vote on ...
Here’s the seven inductees in the main category, ranked from least- to most-deserving of one of music’s highest honors.
The singer, who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, wants to be honored in another way.
First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class ...
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 ...
In 2002, he voiced his displeasure with a protest outside that year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. While Checker made it clear that he was fine with never gaining entry into the ...
Chubby Checker explained why his goals for his legacy extend beyond the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in an interview in April ...
A music legend says he’s honored to finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but wants more. Chubby Checker famously complained in 2002 about not being included in the Rock Hall ...
Chubby Checker has finally been elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but the pioneering musician still isn’t content. In a recent interview with Variety, Checker – who has been Hall ...
The jam band Phish was one of the most peculiar omissions, considering the “Bouncing Around the Room” singers had failed to ...