derogatory instead of his given name, Ernest Evans. He insists it’s OK. A boss named Tony in South Philadelphia gave him that name, he says. He was 11, the boss ran a poultry market where Chubby sold ...
The smiling face of a music legend greets all who come to Leicester’s Main Street. Chubby Checker is a larger-than-life presence on the wall at 134 Main St., accompanied by the words “Little Village ...