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Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker in 2005
Background information
Birth name
Ernest Evans
Born
(1941-10-03) October 3, 1941 (age 82) Spring Gully, South Carolina, U.S.
Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Rock and roll
rhythm and blues
Occupation(s)
Singer
dancer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1958–present
Labels
Parkway
MCA
Website
chubbychecker.com
Musical artist
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the pony dance style with the 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later (in 1962); that year, he also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", originally a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics, and its trademark Limbo dance, as well as other dance styles such as The Fly. In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1960, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list.[1]
^"Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
ChubbyChecker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including...
Twist with ChubbyChecker is the debut album by ChubbyChecker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records. "Twistin' U.S.A." (Kal Mann) "The "Ooh Poo...
The Champs in 1961. The first vocal version was recorded in 1962 by ChubbyChecker (on Parkway Records): it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100...
English retired golfer ChubbyChecker (born 1941), the stage name of American singer Ernest Evans, who popularized "The Twist" Popa Chubby, the stage name of...
Limbo Party is the sixth album by ChubbyChecker and was released in 1962 by Parkway Records. "La La Limbo" (Dave Appell, Kal Mann) "Mary Ann Limbo" (Dave...
American singer/songwriter/dancer ChubbyChecker. Checker said he met Lodders in Manila the prior January. (Checker's song "Loddy Lo", a No. 13 hit in...
Twist (Yo, Twist)", recorded together with American rock 'n roll singer ChubbyChecker. The album also included the theme song for the movie A Nightmare on...
Dinning, Connie Francis, The Hollywood Argyles, Brenda Lee, Brian Hyland, ChubbyChecker, Larry Verne, The Drifters, Ray Charles, and Maurice Williams and the...
For Twisters Only is the second album by ChubbyChecker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records. "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose)...
released on Decca: F11176 ChubbyChecker & Bobby Rydell recorded and released a version on their album Bobby Rydell/ChubbyChecker. In 1961 it reached No...
by ChubbyChecker. In 1963, the track reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was featured on his 1963 album, Chubby's Folk...
Moultrie and was soon singing backup vocals for the likes of Lloyd Price, ChubbyChecker, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon and Jackie Wilson. In 1962, she was signed...
Miles" is a song written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and performed by ChubbyChecker. In 1963, the track reached No. 15 on both the U.S. R&B and the Billboard...
(politician) (1885–1965), Welsh politician the real name of singer ChubbyChecker Ernest Evans (cricketer) (1861–1948), English cricketer who played for...
Midnighters as a B-side, but going to No. 1 in the US upon being covered by ChubbyChecker (released 1959, charted in 1960 and 1962), who would become the artist...
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