When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Sunday night that Chubby Checker would be inducted into its ranks later this ...

Though his career began in Philadelphia, with the help of "American Bandstand" and Dick Clark, Chubby Checker -- of "The ...

By Ben Sisario Chubby Checker is finally joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 65 years after “The Twist” became a No. 1 hit and an international dance craze. Checker, 83, who has campaigned ...

Joe Cocker, Chubby Checker and Bad Company are the first-time ... Mariah Carey didn't make the cut this year Checker’s recording of The Twist and Let’s Twist Again are considered among the ...

For an hour Tuesday afternoon at the 2013 New York State Fair, Chubby Checker proved he can still twist at 71 years young. Just in case there was any doubt. Checker jumped on the Chevy Court stage ...

In a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twist, Chubby Checker has been named a 2025 inductee. The announcement of the Spring Gully, South Carolina-born singer and dancer making it into the class was made by ...

Chubby Checker, the South Philadelphia singer known for "The Twist," and Thom Bell, a songwriter and producer who helped create The Sound of Philadelphia genre, are included in the Rock & Roll ...

In a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twist, Chubby Checker has been named a 2025 inductee. The announcement of the Spring Gully, South Carolina-born singer and dancer making it into the class was made by ...

So did first-time nominees Bad Company, Joe Cocker and Outkast, as well as Cyndi Lauper and The White Stripes, who had each been nominated once before, and Soundgarden, which had been nominated twice ...

“Before (‘The Twist’), Elvis and Little Richard and Bill Haley and Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly, they were doing the swing to their songs. Then Chubby Checker comes along ...

Original: Chubby Checker will not be at the Great New York ... dancing with fans and bringing them up on stage to do 'The Twist.'" Field noted that Checker has been going to fairs since he was ...