Biography

In June of 1959, Chubby recorded "The Twist".  Bernie Lowe, president of Cameo Parkway records was not initially impressed with Chubby's recording and felt it may be a "B" side at best.  However, Chubby felt "The Twist" was something special and worked hard promoting the record by undertaking non-stop rounds of TV dates, interviews and live performances.  Fourteen months later, in the summer of 1960, "The Twist" was a hit.

"The Twist" was not only the #1 song but it introduced the concept of "dancing apart to the beat".  Over the next few years, endless songs incorporating "The Twist" into its name sprang up such as "Peppermint Twist", "Twist and Shout" and "Twistin' the Night Away".  In addition, each new song brought a new dance involving "dancing apart to the beat" such as "The Jerk", "The Hully Gully", "The Boogaloo" and "The Shake".  At the forefront was Chubby with "The Fly", "The Pony" and "The Hucklebuck".

Today, Chubby continues 40 years of live performances while releasing new studio music.  His Maxi-Single "Limbo Rock Re-Mixes" and CD "The Original Master of the Dance Hall Beat" by Chubby C & OD, featuring Inner Circle, were both on the Billboard Charts attracting a new generation of Chubby Checker fans.

• Chubby Checker – the only artist to have 5 albums in the Top 12 all at once.
• Chubby Checker First Platinum – "Let's Twist Again".
• Chubby Checker – the only artist to have a song to be #1 twice – "The Twist".
• Chubby Checker – the only artist to have 9 Double-Sided Hits.
• Chubby Checker – changed the way we dance to the beat 24/7 since 1959.

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