Believing Chubby Checker’s The Twist is an iconic pop song worth not just remembering but replaying, Ridgefielder Gary Lefkowith has remixed and remastered the song, which was re-released as a CD ...

Before releasing “The Twist,” Chubby Checker was worried he was a has-been. A prophecy from an angel gave him encouragement. Checker revealed why he wanted to record “The Twist.” One of the most ...

In 1960, Chubby Checker released a song called “The Twist” that changed the face of music forever and started a dance craze that still exists today. Fifty years later, the man is still twisting and ...

ATLANTA -- Despite many hits in the 1960s, 76-year-old Chubby Checker is well aware that one single song has defined his lengthy career: "The Twist." Over six decades of the rock era, the infectious ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Fifty years to the day after the release of the hip-swiveling tune "The Twist," the man who made it famous celebrated the occasion in his home town. Chubby Checker performed Friday at ...

Not all old rock is classic rock. “The Twist” singer Chubby Checker did not make classic rock, and yet he might get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That’s just a silly idea and isn’t doing anything ...

Chubby Checker got America rocking again in 1959 — and he’s still Twisting away. The music legend plays Saturday, Oct. 14, at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. “The Chubby Checker show is like a ...