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Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker - Singer - 1964

‘Let’s Twist Again’: How Chubby Checker became an unlikely northern soul hero

A second wind of cult success…

Ben Forrest
Apr 15, 2026
Billy Joel - Musician - 1970s

Which figures from Billy Joel song ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ are still alive?

“It was always burning, since the world’s been turning.”

Tom Phelan
Dec 29, 2025
The three samples that make up House of Pain song Jump Around

The three samples that make up House of Pain song ‘Jump Around’

“Pack it up, pack it in…”

Tom Phelan
Dec 18, 2025
How did Chubby Checker get his name?

Chubby Checker names the greatest 1960s song “of all”

Lavish praise.

Lauren Hunter
Aug 8, 2025
How did Chubby Checker get his name?

How did Chubby Checker get his name?

A charming man with magnetic charisma

Will Howard
Mar 30, 2025

The Week in Number Ones: Raye, SZA, and Chubby Checker hit big

Raye, SZA, and ‘The Twist’ go big.

Tyler Golsen
Jan 12, 2023

Why Chubby Checker protested outside of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Strange one.

Arun Starkey
Aug 6, 2022
Watch a mischievous Patti Smith play the clarinet during an interview, 1979

From Jimi Hendrix to Bob Dylan: Patti Smith’s 10 best covers of all time

Including Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Nirvana

Jack Whatley
Dec 10, 2020
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