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    Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including...
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  • Twist with Chubby Checker is the debut album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records. "Twistin' U.S.A." (Kal Mann) "The "Ooh Poo...
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  • excess of one million copies, becoming Ballard's fourth million seller. Chubby Checker's 1960 cover version of the song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot...
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  • Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker is a studio album by Bobby Rydell and Chubby Checker which was released in 1960. The song "Your Hits and Mine (Medley)" features...
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    included on the Million Dollar Quartet original Broadway cast recording. Chubby Checker released a version on his 1960 album For Twisters Only. His version...
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  • released on Decca: F11176 Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell recorded and released a version on their album Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker. In 1961 it reached No...
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    October 11, 2012, when Chubby Checker sang the song live and the crowd danced. An estimated 4,000 people twisted along with Checker, surpassing the previous...
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  • 1961 film Twist Around the Clock, featuring musical artists including Chubby Checker. A large group of twist dancers meet in preparation for a television...
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  • English retired golfer Chubby Checker (born 1941), the stage name of American singer Ernest Evans, who popularized "The Twist" Popa Chubby, the stage name of...
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  • Loddy Lo (category Chubby Checker songs)
    Lo" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B and No. 12 on the...
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  • For Twisters Only (category Chubby Checker albums)
    For Twisters Only is the second album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records. "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose)...
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  • Limbo Party (category Chubby Checker albums)
    Limbo Party is the sixth album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1962 by Parkway Records. "La La Limbo" (Dave Appell, Kal Mann) "Mary Ann Limbo" (Dave...
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    American singer/songwriter/dancer Chubby Checker. Checker said he met Lodders in Manila the prior January. (Checker's song "Loddy Lo", a No. 13 hit in...
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  • Limbo Rock (category Chubby Checker songs)
    The Champs in 1961. The first vocal version was recorded in 1962 by Chubby Checker (on Parkway Records): it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100...
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    Twist (Yo, Twist)", recorded together with American rock 'n roll singer Chubby Checker. The album also included the theme song for the movie A Nightmare on...
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  • Let's Twist Again (category Chubby Checker songs)
    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...
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    Dinning, Connie Francis, The Hollywood Argyles, Brenda Lee, Brian Hyland, Chubby Checker, Larry Verne, The Drifters, Ray Charles, and Maurice Williams and the...
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  • Winters, Dustin Diamond, Peggy Lipton, and Thora Birch in her film debut. Chubby Checker and Little Richard made musical guest appearances. The film was released...
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  • a song written by Kal Mann and Huey "Piano" Smith and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No....
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  • The Class (song) (category Chubby Checker songs)
    recording artist Chubby Checker. It peaked number thirty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was his first entry on the chart. In the song, Checker plays a music...
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  • (politician) (1885–1965), Welsh politician the real name of singer Chubby Checker Ernest Evans (cricketer) (1861–1948), English cricketer who played for...
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  • "Forget Him" and others. Chubby Checker had a minor novelty hit in the summer of 1959 called "The Class", which featured Checker doing comic imitations...
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  • Dancin' Party (category Chubby Checker songs)
    Party" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1962, the track reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No....
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  • Let's Twist Again (album) (category Chubby Checker albums)
    Let's Twist Again is the third album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1961 by Parkway Records. "I Could Have Danced All Night" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick...
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  • Let's Limbo Some More (category Chubby Checker songs)
    More" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 16 on the U.S. R&B and No. 20 on the...
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  • For 'Teen Twisters Only (category Chubby Checker albums)
    For 'Teen Twisters Only is the fifth album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1961 by Parkway Records. "The Lose Your Inhibitions Twist" (Dave Appell...
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  • Moultrie and was soon singing backup vocals for the likes of Lloyd Price, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon and Jackie Wilson. In 1962, she was signed...
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  • soundtrack due to licensing restrictions: "Limbo Rock" – Chubby Checker "Let's Twist Again" - Chubby Checker "Day-O" – Pia Zadora "Duke of Earl" – Gene Chandler...
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    January 7 – Gary U.S. Bonds files a $100,000 lawsuit against Chubby Checker, claiming that Checker stole "Quarter to Three" and turned it into "Dancin' Party...
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  • Chequered! (category Chubby Checker albums)
    American singer Chubby Checker. Released by London Records in 1971, it is notable for being a stylistically different approach for Checker, opting for the...
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