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Chubby Checker (* 3. Oktober 1941 in Spring Gulley, South Carolina; bürgerlich Ernest Evans) ist ein US-amerikanischer Rock’n’Roll -Sänger. Weltbekannt wurde er Anfang der 1960er-Jahre durch seine Hits The Twist und Let’s Twist Again, die den Tanzstil Twist populär machten.
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ' R&B song "The Twist", and the pony dance style with the 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time".
Chubby Checker. Ernest Evans was born in Spring Gulley, South Carolina, but grew up in South Philadelphia, where he lived with his parents and two brothers. When he was a small boy, his mother took him to see Sugar Child Robinson, a child piano prodigy, and also the famous country singer Ernest Tubb. Young Evans was so impressed that he vowed ...
2. Apr. 2014 · Chubby Checker was an early rock 'n' roller who had a hit with the song and dance sensation "The Twist." Updated: Oct 6, 2020. (1941-) Who Is Chubby Checker? American singer Chubby...
American rock’n’roll vocalist, best known for popularizing the "Twist" dance craze with his 1960 hit cover version of Hank Ballard ’s R&B hit “The Twist”. Born October 3, 1941 in Spring Gulley, South Carolina. Rumor has it that Chubby Checker's name was a record label invention, a twist on the ever popular Fats Domino: Domino vs ...
"Let's Twist Again" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached No.8 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart (No.3 on Cash Box ) in August of that year and subsequently reached No.2 in the UK in the spring of 1962.
The first vocal version was recorded in 1962 by Chubby Checker (on Parkway Records ): it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks (held out by "Telstar" by The Tornados) and at number one on the Cash Box charts. The Chubby Checker recording also made it to number three on the R&B charts. [1]
