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This guy is AMAZING! His show is an historic throwback to the origin of Rock and Roll with EVERY song being a classic!! Then, the place goes up for grabs when he performs one of the most iconic songs AND dances in history! 2025 marks the 65th Anniversary of the release of “The Twist”! Chubby will amaze you with his music & his moves while you follow along as the DANCE FLOOR WILL BE OPEN! A Rock and Roll piece of history! Brian Hyland had hits with “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini”, “Sealed with a Kiss”, “The Joker Went Wild”, “Gypsy Woman” & more!! A true music icon not to be missed!
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Chubby Checker Biography
Chubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born October 3, 1941), an American singer best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song "The Twist".
He was born in Spring Gulley, South Carolina[1], and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian. The wife of American Bandstand's host Dick Clark suggested the name "Chubby Checker" to Evans as a take-off on then-popular singer Fats Domino. In 1964, he married Catharina Lodders,dutch girl who had been Miss World in 1962.
Read MoreHe was born in Spring Gulley, South Carolina[1], and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian. The wife of American Bandstand's host Dick Clark suggested the name "Chubby Checker" to Evans as a take-off on then-popular singer Fats Domino. In 1964, he married Catharina Lodders,dutch girl who had been Miss World in 1962.
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