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His material during his 1960s heyday was recorded for Cameo-Parkway Records and became unavailable after the early 1970s. His later sixties material included a dancefloor classic cover version of [[The Beatles]] "[[Back in the USSR]]", released on [[Buddah Records]]. None of it was available on [[compact disc]] until [[2005]]. (Almost all CD compilations of Checker's hits consist of re-recordings.) |
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Despite his negative view towards his biggest hit single, in the [[1980s]] it granted him a new lease of fame when he recorded a new version of "The Twist" (released in [[1987]]) with [[rapping|rap]] trio [[The Fat Boys]]. The lyrics to this new version implied he was pleased with his association with it. Checker also sang it in a commercial for [[Oreo cookie]]s in the early-[[1990s]]. He then opened his own [[restaurant]], which he continues to run, as well as singing on a regular basis. |
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Chubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born October 3, 1941), an American Rock and Roll singer best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song " The Twist".
He was born in Spring Gulley, South Carolina, [1] and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended south Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian. The wife of American Bandstand's host Dick Clark suggested the name "Chubby Checker" to Evans as a take-off on then-popular singer Fats Domino. In 1964, he married the Dutch Catharina Lodders, who was Miss Universe in 1962. He "performed" "The Twist" at the 2008 Daytona 500.
Hit songs
- "The Class"
- " Jingle Bell Rock" (with Bobby Rydell)
- " The Twist" (#1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 19 in 1960, topping the chart for one week and returning to the top position on January 13, 1962, for two weeks).
- " Slow Twistin'" (with Dee Dee Sharp)
- " Pony Time" (written by Don Covay; was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 27, 1961, topping the chart for three weeks)
- " Let's Twist Again" (1961) [2]
- " Limbo Rock"
- "Dancin' Party"
"The Twist," "Pony Time," "Slow Twistin'," "Let's Twist Again" and "Limbo Rock" each sold more than 1 million copies around the world. "The Twist" was re-released in 1961, once again selling over a million. On December 21, 2007 he performed 2 songs at a Milwaukee bucks game. It was 60s night
References and footnotes
- ^ Official site biography
- ^ ChubbyChecker.com
External links
- Official website
- Chubby Checker - King Of The Twist - by Dr. Frank Hoffmann
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His material during his 1960s heyday was recorded for Cameo-Parkway Records and became unavailable after the early 1970s. His later sixties material included a dancefloor classic cover version of [[The Beatles]] "[[Back in the USSR]]", released on [[Buddah Records]]. None of it was available on [[compact disc]] until [[2005]]. (Almost all CD compilations of Checker's hits consist of re-recordings.) |
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Despite his negative view towards his biggest hit single, in the [[1980s]] it granted him a new lease of fame when he recorded a new version of "The Twist" (released in [[1987]]) with [[rapping|rap]] trio [[The Fat Boys]]. The lyrics to this new version implied he was pleased with his association with it. Checker also sang it in a commercial for [[Oreo cookie]]s in the early-[[1990s]]. He then opened his own [[restaurant]], which he continues to run, as well as singing on a regular basis. |
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==Hit songs== |
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Revision as of 15:14, 27 March 2008
Chubby Checker |
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Chubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born October 3, 1941), an American Rock and Roll singer best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song " The Twist".
He was born in Spring Gulley, South Carolina, [1] and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended south Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian. The wife of American Bandstand's host Dick Clark suggested the name "Chubby Checker" to Evans as a take-off on then-popular singer Fats Domino. In 1964, he married the Dutch Catharina Lodders, who was Miss Universe in 1962. He "performed" "The Twist" at the 2008 Daytona 500.
Hit songs
- "The Class"
- " Jingle Bell Rock" (with Bobby Rydell)
- " The Twist" (#1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 19 in 1960, topping the chart for one week and returning to the top position on January 13, 1962, for two weeks).
- " Slow Twistin'" (with Dee Dee Sharp)
- " Pony Time" (written by Don Covay; was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 27, 1961, topping the chart for three weeks)
- " Let's Twist Again" (1961) [2]
- " Limbo Rock"
- "Dancin' Party"
"The Twist," "Pony Time," "Slow Twistin'," "Let's Twist Again" and "Limbo Rock" each sold more than 1 million copies around the world. "The Twist" was re-released in 1961, once again selling over a million. On December 21, 2007 he performed 2 songs at a Milwaukee bucks game. It was 60s night
References and footnotes
- ^ Official site biography
- ^ ChubbyChecker.com
External links
- Official website
- Chubby Checker - King Of The Twist - by Dr. Frank Hoffmann