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    Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including...
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  • Twist with Chubby Checker is the debut album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records. "Twistin' U.S.A." (Kal Mann) "The "Ooh Poo...
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  • excess of one million copies, becoming Ballard's fourth million seller. Chubby Checker's 1960 cover version of the song reached number one on the Billboard...
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    October 11, 2012, when Chubby Checker sang the song live and the crowd danced. An estimated 4,000 people twisted along with Checker, surpassing the previous...
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    included on the Million Dollar Quartet original Broadway cast recording. Chubby Checker released a version on his 1960 album For Twisters Only. His version...
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  • Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker is a studio album by Bobby Rydell and Chubby Checker which was released in 1960. The song "Your Hits and Mine (Medley)" features...
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    (Yo, Twist)", recorded together with American rock and roll singer Chubby Checker. The album also included "Are You Ready for Freddy", the theme song...
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    American singer/songwriter/dancer Chubby Checker. Checker said he met Lodders in Manila the prior January. (Checker's song "Loddy Lo", a No. 13 hit in...
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  • the likes of Lloyd Price, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon and Jackie Wilson. According to Sharp, Chubby Checker discovered her. When she was...
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  • Hooka Tooka (category Chubby Checker songs)
    "Hooka Tooka" is a song written by Chubby Checker and Elliot Mazer and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 17 on the Billboard...
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    Grein, Paul (April 28, 2025). "Outkast, The White Stripes, Soundgarden, Chubby Checker & More to Join 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class: Full List". Billboard...
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  • a song written by Kal Mann and Huey "Piano" Smith and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No....
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    2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012. Whittingham, Kat (May 19, 2020). "Chubby Checker and "The Twist"". Historic Newspapers. Retrieved November 29, 2024....
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    Dinning, Connie Francis, The Hollywood Argyles, Brenda Lee, Brian Hyland, Chubby Checker, Larry Verne, The Drifters, Ray Charles, and Maurice Williams and the...
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  • Limbo Party (category Chubby Checker albums)
    Limbo Party is the sixth album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1962 by Parkway Records. "La La Limbo" (Dave Appell, Kal Mann) "Mary Ann Limbo" (Dave...
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  • released on Decca: F11176 Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell recorded and released a version on their album Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker. In 1961 it reached No...
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  • 1961 film Twist Around the Clock, featuring musical artists including Chubby Checker. A large group of twist dancers meet in preparation for a television...
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  • Winters, Dustin Diamond, Peggy Lipton, and Thora Birch in her film debut. Chubby Checker and Little Richard made musical guest appearances. The film was released...
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    Midnighters as a B-side, but going to No. 1 in the US upon being covered by Chubby Checker (released 1959, charted in 1960 and 1962), who would become the artist...
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  • Let's Twist Again (category Chubby Checker songs)
    song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached No. 8 on the U.S...
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    Rydell is portrayed in the opening scenes by actor Von Lewis. Source: † Chubby Checker and Bobby Rydell b/w = "backed with" Bye Bye Birdie (1963) Combat!:...
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  • For Twisters Only (category Chubby Checker albums)
    For Twisters Only is the second album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records. "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose)...
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  • Fly" is a song written by John Madara and David White and performed by Chubby Checker. The song was produced by Kal Mann. This song featured an electric shaver...
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  • English retired golfer Chubby Checker (born 1941), the stage name of American singer Ernest Evans, who popularized "The Twist" Popa Chubby, the stage name of...
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  • Popeye the Hitchhiker (category Chubby Checker songs)
    Hitchhiker" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1962, the track reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No....
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  • Milton, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Chubby Checker, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding, Quincy Jones, Canned Heat, Coast to Coast...
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  • For 'Teen Twisters Only (category Chubby Checker albums)
    For 'Teen Twisters Only is the fifth album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1961 by Parkway Records. "The Lose Your Inhibitions Twist" (Dave Appell...
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    Bad Company (Boz Burrell, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs and Paul Rodgers) Chubby Checker Joe Cocker Cyndi Lauper Outkast (Andre Benjamin and Antwan Patton) Soundgarden...
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  • Grein, Paul (April 28, 2025). "Outkast, The White Stripes, Soundgarden, Chubby Checker & More to Join 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class: Full List". Billboard...
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  • Limbo Rock (category Chubby Checker songs)
    The Champs in 1961. The first vocal version was recorded in 1962 by Chubby Checker (on Parkway Records): it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100...
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