Reuters - Sep 12, 2008
The 50th-anniversary Hot 100 Song chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 since the singles chart's inception in August 1958 through July of this year. Songs are...
More »AP - Sep 11, 2008
How s this for a twist: Of all the No. 1 songs in the 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Chubby Checker s The Twist ranks as the most popular single. Elvis and the Beatles didn t even make the...
More »Reuters - Aug 24, 2007
Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you. It's that famous moment of discovery, spoken by telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell to assistant Thomas A. Watson, that Chubby Checker most likens...
More »Reuters - Feb 6, 2007
Chubby Checker removes his overcoat, bends his knees slightly and slowly swivels his hips. The big guy is getting into it, lightly snapping his fingers, pointing his toes. The Twist is putting out...
More »AP - Apr 11, 2006
The Rhythm & Blues Foundation, which halted its Pioneer Awards for soul legends three years ago as the organization battled money woes, is reviving the ceremony in June and relocating to Philadelphia,...
More »Reuters - Mar 17, 2006
Renowned singer, songwriter and producer Kenny Gamble s latest production might be his most ambitious yet: repositioning his hometown, Philadelphia, as a national center for R&B. In 1971, Gamble and...
More »Reuters - Dec 18, 2004
The third chart entry proves to be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the Billboard Hot 100 with Let Me Love You (3rd Street/J). The single moves 3-2, eclipsing the No. 4 peak of his...
More »AP - Apr 11, 2004
Singer Chubby Checker wants a new record — a Guinness world record. Checker, who now goes by Chubby C to reflect his reinvention as a rap artist, vied for the distinction in a dance event Saturday...
More »AP - Mar 15, 2004
Chubby Checker , whose song The Twist was one of the most popular dance records of all time, isn t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And that s OK with him. But the singer is peeved over what he considers...
More »Reuters - Dec 5, 2003
R. Kelly s Step in the Name of Love personifies staying power. After a 44-week trek, the title completed its ascent to No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart last week. In the process...
More »USRN - Jul 7, 2003
(7/7/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Chubby Checker has filed a lawsuit in Florida against Aspex Eyewear Inc., claiming the company used a sound-alike singer performing his hit Let s Twist Again in TV commercials for...
More »USRN - Dec 16, 1999
(12/17/99, 10 a.m. ET) - Chubby Checker is celebrating his 40th year in show business, and last month he declared the next 40 months The Chubby Checker Era. Now the 58-year-old inventor of The Twist offers...
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