A lot of classic rock has been forgotten for all the wrong reasons. For example, Chubby Checker said that his songs aren’t played on radio stations anymore because of racism. The Rock and Roll Hall of ...

When it comes musical icon Chubby Checker's 1980s jams, we didn't think anything - ANYTHING - would top his 1988 duet with The Fat Boys. But that was before word broke of a long-lost cassette tape ...

For a man best known for recording "The Twist," Chubby Checker sounded a bit more like Rodney Dangerfield during a recent interview, and like that wisecracking comedian, he believes has every right to ...

“The Twist” by Chubby Checker was the first song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on two different occasions. And, for many years, it was the biggest-selling single in U.S. recording history.

Chubby Checker, the South Philadelphia singer known for "The Twist," and Thom Bell, a songwriter and producer who helped create The Sound of Philadelphia genre, are included in the Rock & Roll Hall of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chubby Checker is heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but it wasn’t always this way. More than 20 years ago, he famously ...

Chubby Checker performed “The Twist” on American Bandstand in 1960. The song hit No. 1 on the charts that year and again in 1962. Fans can hear Chubby Checker in central Pa. in the spring. He will ...

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Sunday night that Chubby Checker would be inducted into its ranks later this year, many fans of early rock ‘n' roll who'd assumed that the Hall would ...

Chubby Checker is heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but it wasn’t always this way. More than 20 years ago, he famously protested the very museum that will now celebrate him. “Back in the day,” ...