NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Chubby Checker performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 45th Annual Induction and Awards at Marriott Marquis Theater on June 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo ...

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 ...

On August 6, 1960, Chubby Checker performed his rendition of “The Twist” on American Bandstand. His appearance on the popular television program set off a wave of wiggling hips across the country.

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 ...

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 ...