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Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans, October 3, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, 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.
Ernest Evans was born in Spring Gulley, South Carolina. He was raised in the projects of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lived with his parents and two brothers. By age eight Evans formed a street-corner harmony group, and by the time he entered high school, learned to play the piano. He would entertain his classmates by performing vocal impressions of popular entertainers of the day, such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. One of his classmates and friends at South Philadelphia High School was Fabiano Forte, who would become a popular performer of the late 1950s and early 1960s as Fabian.
After school Evans would entertain customers at his various jobs, including Fresh Farm Poultry on Ninth Street and at the Produce Market with songs and jokes. It was his boss at the Produce Market, Tony A., who gave Evans the nickname "Chubby". The store owner of Fresh Farm Poultry, Henry Colt, was so impressed by Ernest's performances for the customers that he, along with his colleague and friend Karl Mann, who worked as a song-writer for Cameo-Parkway Records, arranged for young Chubby to do a private recording for American Bandstand host Dick Clark. It was at this recording session that Evans got his stage name from Clark's wife, who asked Evans what his name was. "Well", he replied, "my friends call me 'Chubby'". As he had just completed a Fats Domino impression, she smiled and said, "As in Checker?" That little play on words ('chubby' meaning 'fat', and 'checkers', like 'dominoes', being a game) got an instant laugh and stuck, and from then on, Evans would use the name "Chubby Checker".
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again, The Twist (1986 live)
Rockin' "THE TWIST" - Chubby Checker and Foghat
Chubby Checker - The Twist (Live)
Chubby Checker - The Twist (Live 1961)
CHUBBY CHECKER LIVE 2015/11/20/2015
50th Anniversary of "The Twist" brings Chubby Checker HD
Chubby Checker - The Twist + Let's Twist Again - November 2, 2014 - Fort Saskatchewan, AB
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Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again (lyrics)
Belle et Bum - Chubby Checker - The Twist
Actors: Thora Birch (actress), Steve Gehrke (miscellaneous crew), Ned Beatty (actor), Cari Coughlin (editor), Steven Stabler (producer), Little Richard (actor), Shelley Winters (actress), Brad Krevoy (producer), Neil Patrick Harris (actor), Dustin Diamond (actor), Sheb Wooley (actor), Dan Gorman (miscellaneous crew), Molly Cheek (actress), Chubby Checker (actor), Peggy Lipton (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi,Are you ready, Let’s do the Freddie
Are you ready, Gonna do the Freddie
Oooo Oooo Oooo Ooo
Do the Freddie
Oh Oh Oh Oh
There’s a dance that crossin’ the nation
Causin’ more than a great sensation
You flip your wings just like a bird
I know it sounds crazy
But you gotta take my word
You wave your hands up to the sky
Kick your legs out to the side
Are you ready, Let’s do the Freddie
Are you ready, we’re gonna do the Freddie
Better do the dance every day or night
If you wanna learn to do it right
It’s good to [- - ] the second hop around
Your heart starts poundin’ like it’s upside down
Are you ready, Let’s do the Freddie
Are you ready, we’reg onna do the Freddie
Ar mums and brothers, sisters and ya daddio
Soon as you learn the Freddie
Other dances gotta go oh oh
(Instrumental)
Do it in your house and down at school
Do it with the hippies and with the fools
Do this dance every day and night
If you wanna learn to do it right
You gotta wave your hands up to the sky
Kick your legs out to the side
Are you ready, Let’s do the Freddie
Are you ready, get ready Freddie
Kick your legs out to the side
Gonna do the Freddie
Kick your legs up high