Remixed & Mastered. The New Release of Chubby Checker's "The Twist," has all the vibe of the original 45. The big difference is in the Sonics, which exhibits a Sound that's up to date for the digital era & just plain Rockin' on the Big Speakers or on an iPhone.
Billboard honored Chubby Checker in 2008 by proclaiming that “The Twist” is the # 1 Record of all time, on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. That was reiterated in the Magazine again, in 2013 & 2015.
For the First time ever, The Twist has been refurbished from the Original Master Tapes – Remixed & Mastered. The New Release of Chubby Checker’s “The Twist,” has all the vibe of the original 45. The big difference is in the Sonics, which exhibits a Sound that’s up to date for the digital era & just plain Rockin’ on the Big Speakers or on an iPhone.
Chubby Checker and famous bride show up for 100th birthday of Holmes Beach man who married them
Terri Gibbs and Chubby Checker Opening for the 2013 AMG Heritage Awards
Be sure to tune into Sky Angel channel 266 on Dish Network on January 28, 2014 to catch the 2013 AMG Heritage Awards. They will air in part one starting at 1:00 pm EST and part II will be aired on the 30th again at
1:00 pm EST. Don't miss it! Here to give you a little peak is the shows opening featuring Country superstar, Terri Gibbs and music legend Chubby Checker. Hope you enjoy this
clip.
King of Twist pays tribute to the King of Rock and Roll
The late Dick Clark once said, "The three most important things that ever happened in the music industry are Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Chubby Checker."
Chubby Checker at Detroit Pistons Half Time Show (2012)
Chubby Checker performing The Twist on My Swinging Sixties (2010)
'Dancing With The Stars': Chubby Checker
Belle et Bum - Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
A Paoli Music Legend Remembers Dick Clark
Chubby Checker did the Twist on Dick Clark's Bandstand and became a national sensation.
That was 1960. Now the teen from South Philly lives in Paoli and has Dick Clark to thank for the success of the song that made Chubby Checker a household name for a generation.
"I was 16 years old, when I first met Dick,' Chubby Checker said on Wednesday, shortly after he found out that his friend of over 50 years had died. "It was about two years before we did 'The Twist." I was in the studio with him. He was doing a Christmas project, and I was at the piano doing a Fats Domino impression. I was Ernest" - Ernest Evans, his real name - "but I was also called Chubby at the time. And Dick's wife came up with my name. Chubby became Chubby Checker."
Last Man Standing – Chubby Checker does 'The Twist' at the La Mirada Theatre
By Lydia E. Ringwald
Icon of an era, the original Chubby Checker, performed live at La Mirada Theatre March 17 rejuvenating fans with the energy of hit tunes that rocked America in the 1960's and have become an indelible part of the American experience.
After icons the magnitude of Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and John Lennon have left the stage Chubby Checker remains the last man standing, as a solo artist who preformed for two hours and then personally signed autographs and shook hands with the audience for another two hours in the theater lobby after the show.
This is THE Legendary Chubby Checker, the original artist who introduced 'The Twist' in 1960 when he was only 19 and who rocketed to fame as his signature song hit the top of the Billboard 100 twice.
Chubby enjoys the summer sunset of his golden career entertaining audiences worldwide in charismatic performances that have now also become very human and real.
True to the legend, Chubby Checker in the intimate show at La Mirada Theatre, invited audiences onto the stage to 'Twist.'
First, a line e of ladies, with Chubby honoring each with a chance to dance with him for a few moments; then the gentlemen, a hilarious line up from 9 to 90.
The young and the physically fit swivel down low then merge again to standing level lifted by the fabulous beat of the band and Chubby's charismatic voice. Moving up in age, each man expressed his dance version of 'The Twist' up to the 90-year-old man, who with shoulders bent could still swivel the hips and legs victoriously to the applause of cheering crowds. These are the audiences that lived through the heyday of the 1960's, and who are still proudly dancing.
Chubby's rejuvenated dancing audience is a reminder of yet another unusual distinction that makes him unique. With his evocative version of 'Limbo Rock,' which in 1962 reached #2 of Top Ten Hits, Chubby again bridged the gap between dance and exercise as he had with the Twist.
In 'Limbo Rock' catchy nursery rhyme lyrics 'Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Jump Over Candle Stick' were incorporated into a song with exotic Caribbean beat that had many sliding in miraculously under the lowering limbo stick to Chubby's tempting, 'How low can you go.'
Chubby Checker's multi-dimensional musical career spans over all ages; kids to seniors, with a message and sound that resonates 'true' through multi-various ethnic and social groups throughout the world.
At age 71, the slimmed down, manly and muscular, jeans, jacket and checkered- shoes, Chubby is on a tour to 'Twist Again' for audiences worldwide. If you missed him at
La Mirada, you can catch him in Stuttgart, Germany March 23-24, or in Victorville, CA on October 3 (his birthday). Even better, why not join Chubby on a Royal Caribbean cruise to Australia on Rhapsody of the Seas October 14-23.
Chubby Checker sings praises of Settlement school's music lessons for low-income kids
Settlement Music School Receives Grant To Provide Training For Children Of Low-Income Families
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"The opening ceremony featured Chubby Checker – the rock and roll legend who owns several registered trademarks. I had the opportunity to both see him perform and to speak with him. He is a delightful person and a terrific entertainer." (About the Trademark EXPO)
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Chubby related videos on youtube (From Expo)
That ® Means More Than You May Think
The 2011 National Trademark Expo featured exhibits and seminars designed to educate the public about the importance and value of trademarks in the marketplace.
The ship will cruise to three South Pacific Islands next year in October and will feature international twister,
Chubby Checker and the cream of Australia's Top 40 artists from the 60's and 70's.
When Chubby Checker, as Ernest became, sang 'The Twist' on Clark's popular show, 'The American Bandstand', this new craze overtook the network. Even though the song, a basic, twelve-bar blues, had been written and previously recorded by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters in 1959, this fresh, cover version, featuring Checker's deep, silky voice and pronounced dance moves, made Chubby Checker an instant star. It became the only single to top the Billboard Hot 100 twice. Checker, however, has been quoted as saying, "The Twist really ruined my life."
Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce is excited that Chubby Checker will return to Wildwood, NJ as the headliner for the 7th Annual Fabulous '50s Weekend...
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August 9th, 2010
Chubby Checker's celebration of the 50th anniversary of his hit song "The Twist" continues Aug. 14 in Chalmette.
The concert featuring Chubby Checker and the Wild Cats is a benefit for a project to illuminate the Port of St. Bernard (Kaiser) tower as a colorful beacon.
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August 4th, 2010
Billboard Hot 100 celebrates anniversary. Chubby Checker's "The Twist," is the only title to reach No. 1 in two chart runs, in 1960 and 1962, and stood as the survey's all-time No. 1 title.
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Acclaimed performer Chubby Checker brings
positive music and message to RSF philanthropic event. On July 19, Checker appeared as the guest of honor at
Valenti International's "Swing for Kids" Tee Off party.
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July 19, 2010
Chubby Checker was the Guest of Honor of Rotary International's Paul Harris as they hosted a "Swing for Kids" Tee Off Party on July 19 at the Valenti Estate in Rancho Santa Fe.
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Naples resident believes legendary musician Chubby Checker should be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By Barry M. Klein
Community Contributor
Let me get right to the point: Chubby Checker deserves to be
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
I won't tell you my theories about why this has not yet
occurred; I will begin by telling you why this has been long
overdue.
Chubby Checker, born Ernest Evans on Oct. 3, 1941, had 21 Top 40
Billboard hits from 1960 through 1965. Although he did not write
"The Twist" (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Hank Ballard
wrote it), his version of the song was not only the No. 1 song for
15 weeks in 1960, over a year later it was again the No. 1 song. Has
any other rock 'n' roll artist ever done this? No!
Was Chubby Checker a one hit wonder? No! He continued to
roll out Top 40 hits, and at least 13 of them were dance-themed
titles. Chubby Checker is the undisputed "Dance King" rock 'n' roll
singer of all time. Another dance hit of his, "Pony Time," also hit
No. 1 on the Billboard charts. He was a Grammy winner in 1961
and had a best "Rock and Roll Sole Performance" with "Let's
Twist Again."
