Not all old rock is classic rock. “The Twist” singer Chubby Checker did not make classic rock, and yet he might get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That’s just a silly idea and isn’t doing anything ...

Chubby Checker ― the iconic singer who charted 32 hits between 1960 and 1966, including "The Twist" ― has decided he won't be attending his own Rock and Rock Hall of Fame ceremony. In a twist of ...

Chubby Checker can still twist like a champ! The '60s music icon, born Ernest Evans, is known best for classic dance hits like “The Twist,” “The Fly,” and “The Hucklebuck.” But decades after those ...

“The Twist” by Chubby Checker was the first song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on two different occasions. And, for many years, it was the biggest-selling single in U.S. recording history.

On August 6, 1960, Chubby Checker performed his rendition of “The Twist” on American Bandstand. His appearance on the popular television program set off a wave of wiggling hips across the country.

Chubby Checker is heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but it wasn’t always this way. More than 20 years ago, he famously protested the very museum that will now celebrate him. “Back in the day,” ...

SCHENECTADY – 62 years after he changed the way men and women dance with each other, Chubby Checker is still doing the twist. With an estimated worth of $5 million, the headliner in Saturday’s Rock ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Legendary rock ‘n’ roll performer Chubby Checker is set to return to The Big E on Friday, bringing his iconic dance moves and chart-topping hits to the fair’s Court of ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Chubby Checker performed for a sold out benefit show in Santa Barbara. Chubby checker and The Wildcats twisted the night away at the Lobero Theatre. The Saturday night show ...

A lot of classic rock has been forgotten for all the wrong reasons. For example, Chubby Checker said that his songs aren’t played on radio stations anymore because of racism. The Rock and Roll Hall of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chubby Checker removes his overcoat, bends his knees slightly and slowly swivels his hips. Sign up here. The big guy is getting into it, lightly snapping his fingers, pointing his ...