Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A major twist. Rock and Roll legend Chubby Checker is skipping his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in favor of playing ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- When Chubby Checker talks about the impact of his 1960 hit cover of "The Twist," it sounds like he's reading his own biography. The rock 'n' roll icon likes to refer to himself in ...

Chubby Checker and computer technology just can't seem to get along. Decades before the 'Twist' singer sued the makers of an app that used his name as a euphemism for measuring genitalia, it turns out ...

It’s about damn time that musical icon Chubby Checker be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! Checker rose to fame after popularizing “The Twist” dance ...

(CBS News) And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: January 13th, 1962, 51 years ago today, the day "Hit Parade" lightning struck twice. For that was the day Chubby Checker's version of "The ...

Chubby Checker will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 8, but the singer has made clear he won't be in attendance. And interestingly, the Rock Hall is on board with that. At Checker ...

Chubby Checker says he's happy to finally be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but his fans come first. Chubby Checker has earned his spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but he’s choosing ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Legendary rock ‘n’ roll performer Chubby Checker is set to return to The Big E on Friday, bringing his iconic dance moves and chart-topping hits to the fair’s Court of ...