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"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 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Sunday night that Chubby Checker would be inducted into its ranks later this ...
The 83-year-old singer, most famous for his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters’ R&B song “The Twist,” spoke to ...
The Queen Village native's hit – and dance move – swept the nation in 1960, fueled in part by his appearances on Dick Clark's ...
First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class ...
In 2002, he voiced his displeasure with a protest outside that year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. While Checker made it clear that he was fine with never gaining entry into the ...
In a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twist, Chubby Checker has been named a 2025 inductee. The announcement of the Spring Gully, South Carolina-born singer and dancer making it into the class was made by ...
Cyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker, OutKast and more have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the class of 2025.
"The Twist" singer Chubby Checker, pop star Cyndi Lauper and grunge rock band Soundgarden were among the acts chosen for ...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will welcome OutKast, Soundgarden, the White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, and Salt-N-Pepa into the Class of 2025.
The 83-year-old South Philly singer has advocated for his own induction, oncing taking out a full page ad in Billboard saying ...
“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 I’m dead. I want to smell my flowers when I’m here.