Chubby Checker’s ‘The Twist’: The Improbable Life and Legacy of the Hot 100’s All-Time Number One Song By Brad Shoup Aug 2, 2018 12:57 pm Hot 100 Turns 60: Chart’s Top 5 Songs of All Time | Billboard News By Billboard Staff Jul 31, 2018 2:57 pm Hot 100 55th Anni...
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Checker’s second stay at No. 1, in fact, was ended by Joey Dee and the Starlighters’“Peppermint Twist,” a reference to New York’s Peppermint Lounge, where the Twist craze was broadcast to a nation of grown-ups. Delightfully, “Peppermint Twist” was co-written by the Midnighters’...
On Dec. 16, Chubby Checker releases a newly-remixed physical version of his iconic hit, “The Twist,” the Billboard Hot 100‘s all-time No. 1. The update had arrived for digital purchase Sept. 16, but now fans can own a hard copy of it. To celebrate the new release, theever-act...
The library said Checker’s rendition of “The Twist” became a symbol for the energy and excitement of the early 60s after “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark chose Checker to record a new version of the song. Related Later, the 1966 album “Sounds of Silence” by Paul Simon...