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"Back in the day," Chubby Checker tells Billboard from his home in New Jersey, "I said, ‘I don't want to be in the Rock Hall ...
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Sunday night that Chubby Checker would be inducted into its ranks later this ...
The Queen Village native's hit – and dance move – swept the nation in 1960, fueled in part by his appearances on Dick Clark's ...
Original: Chubby Checker will not be at the Great New York State Fair this summer. That's according to his manager, Shelly ...
The 83-year-old singer, most famous for his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters’ R&B song “The Twist,” spoke to ...
Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Bad Company and Soundgarden — but not Oasis or Phish — are also part of the 40th anniversary class.
In 2002, he voiced his displeasure with a protest outside that year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. While ...
Chubby Checker “was not invited back” to the NYS Fair, the singer’s manager Shelly Field told NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) and CNY Central on Monday.
"The Twist" singer Chubby Checker, pop star Cyndi Lauper and grunge rock band Soundgarden were among the acts chosen for ...
First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class ...
What follows are some various “twists” you are free to use if you’re blue-lighted by the poe-lice if you like surprises: ...
The 83-year-old South Philly singer has advocated for his own induction, oncing taking out a full page ad in Billboard saying, “I want my flowers when I’m alive. I can’t smell them when I’m dead.” ...