Though his career began in Philadelphia, with the help of "American Bandstand" and Dick Clark, Chubby Checker -- of "The ...

“The Twist” singer Chubby Checker ... period was Checker. Checker is mostly remembered for silly novelty dance songs like “The Twist,” “Let’s Twist Again” (how original), and ...

For an hour Tuesday afternoon at the 2013 New York State Fair, Chubby ... of covers, including "Good Golly Miss Molly," The Beatles' "Twist & Shout," and "Shake Rattle and Roll." Checker finally ...

Chubby Checker ... But it was his cover of "The Twist," a 1958 song by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, that became a sensation. Checker recorded the hit as he neared graduation in 1960.