Chubby Checker, the singer and dancer known for his iconic 1960 cover of “ The Twist ,” has spilled on why he’s skipping his ...

Checker (né Ernest Evans) is best known for hits like “The Twist,” “The Fly,” “The Hucklebuck,” and more. He has been ...

“People have been asking: NO I won’t be there,” Kaye wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post. “I am declining the RRHOF awards show (and Denny Tedesco process)... because it wasn’t something that ...

Chubby Checker has a gig. Checker, born Ernest Evans, is now 83. He’s, of course, most famous for his rendition of “The Twist ...

Checker's biggest hit, "The Twist," was actually a cover of the 1958 song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. Checker's 1960 version reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that September and ...

Chubby Checker, one of this year’s honorees at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is refusing to attend his November induction ...

Checker and Kaye will still be named by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which will also induct Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, ...

Rock Hall induction at his concert on July 27, 2025. He won't attend the official ceremony on Nov. 8 in Los Angeles.

When it came to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Chubby Checker … well, his well come with a twist. That is because ...

Chubby Checker has decided not to attend his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for an interesting reason.

Chubby Checker may not hold that much cultural gravitas, but he was every bit as important to the 1960s as the rest, seen in ...

“Chubby Checker was the man who memorialized all of these non-touch type of dances,” said Terry Stewart, president of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.