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 R B 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 to imitate such acts as Fats Domino, Frankie Avalon and The Chipmunks, each singing Mary Had a Little Lamb. Clark sent the song out as his Christmas greeting, and it received such good response that CameoParkway signed Checker to a recording contract. Titled The Class, the single became Checker s first release, charting at, 38 in the spring of 1959. Checker introduced his version of The Twist in July 1960 on The Clay Cole Show