Chubby Checker The Twist

Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singersongwriter. He also popularized the dance style Twist, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard s RB hit The Twist. In September 2008, The Twist topped Billboard s list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958 Checker privately recorded a novelty single for Clark in which the singer portrayed a school teacher with an unruly classroom of musical performers. The premise allowed Checker t