Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the Pony, with his 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later (in 1962). That same year, Checker also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics and its trademark Limbo dance. He also introduced other dance styles, such as the Fly. 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 1960, an honor it maintained in an August 2013 update of the list. In 2014, Checker was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, and he was selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.
Early life Checker was born Ernest Evans on October 3, 1941, in Spring Gully, South Carolina. He was raised in the projects of South Philadelphia, where he lived with his parents, Raymond and Eartle Evans, and two brothers. By...
Extract from Wikipedia: “Chubby Checker” (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Vinyl
Discography
104 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 10 in my collection
Albums (21)
- 1960For Twisters Only
- 1960★Twist With Chubby Checker
- 1961Chubby Checker / Bobby Rydell
- 1961It’s Pony Time
- 1961Let’s Twist Again
- 1962Beach Party
- 1962Don't Knock The Twist - Original Soundtrack Recording
- 1962★Down to Earth
- 1962For ’Teen Twisters Only
- 1962Limbo Party
- 1962Limbo Rock
- 1962Limbo Rock / Let’s Limbo Some More
- 1962Twistin’ Round the World
- 1963Let's Limbo Some More
- 1964Chubby's Folk Album
- 1971Chequered!
- 1982The Change Has Come
- 1993Mister Twister
- 1999★The Twist
- 2000★The Twist
- 2013Let’s Twist Again, the Very Best of Chubby Checker
EPs (2)
- 1963Midnight in Malaya
- 1997Doin’ the Zombie
Singles (29)
- 1959Schooldays, Oh, Schooldays / The Class
- 1960★The Twist
- 1960Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On / The Hucklebuck
- 1961Jingle Bell Rock
- 1961Let’s Twist Again
- 1961Pony Time / Oh Susannah
- 1961The Fly
- 1962Dancin' Party
- 1962Popeye (The Hitchhiker) / Limbo Rock
- 1962Popeye / Limbo Rock
- 1962Slow Twistin’
- 1962Slow Twistin’ / La Paloma Twist
- 1963Let's Limbo Some More / Twenty Miles
- 1963Twist and Shout / Havin’ a Party
- 1963Twist It Up
- 1963What Do Ya Say! / Something to Shout About
- 1964Rosie / Lazy Elsie Molly
- 1964Troola-Troola-Troola-La
- 1965Baby, Baby, Balla, Balla!!! / My Little Girl
- 1965Everything’s Wrong
- 1965Let's Do the Freddie / (At the) Discotheque
- 1965Lovely, Lovely (Loverly, Loverly)
- 1965You Just Don’t Know (What You Do to Me) / Two Hearts Make One Love
- 1966Hey You! Little Boo-Ga-Loo / Pussy Cat
- 1966Karate Monkey / Her Heart
- 1973Reggae My Way / Gypsy
- 1976(At The) Discotheque / Slow Twistin'
- 1976The Rub
- 1988★The Twist
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Compilations (52)
- 1962All The Hits (For Your Dancin’ Party)
- 1962Biggest Hits
- 1976Grandes Exitos
- 1981Little Richard / Chubby Checker (La grande storia del rock)
- 1986Chubby Checker – The 16 Greatest Hits
- 1986★Greatest Hits
- 1986Still Twistin'
- 1987Chubby’s Dance Party: Chubby Checker Sings 16 Of His Very Best
- 198820 Twistin’ Hits
- 1988Chubby Checker - Jerry Lee Lewis - Carl Perkins - Little Richard
- 1991Heroes of Rock'n Roll
- 1992All The Hits
- 1992Chubby Checker's Greatest Hits
- 1992Mr Twister
- 1992The World of Chubby Checker: Let’s Twist Again
- 1993Gold
- 1993★Greatest Hits
- 1993★Greatest Hits
- 1993Let's Twist Again
- 1993Let's Twist Again: 20 Twist & Limbo Hits
- 1994Legends
- 1995All The Hits For Your Dancin' Party Volume 2
- 1996Le Meilleur De Chubby Checker
- 1996Let’s Twist Again
- 1996Twistin' The Hits
- 1997★Greatest Hits
- 1998Let’s Twist Again
- 1998The Best of Chubby Checker
- 1999Forever Gold — compilation
- 2001The Very Best of the K-Tel Recordings
- 2002Star Series - Rock-n-Roll Planet (No. 21)
- 2003Classics
- 2005All the Hits: for Your Dancin’ Party, Volume 1
- 2005K-Tel Greatest Hits
- 2005The Best of Chubby Checker: Cameo Parkway 1959-1963
- 2010It's Pony Time / Let's Twist Again
- 2012The Very Best Of Chubby Checker
- 2012With a Twist
- 20135 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles and Twistin’ Tracks
- 2016Twist With Chubby Checker + For Twisters Only + 7 Bonus Tracks
- 2020Dancin’ Party: The Chubby Checker Collection: 1960 – 1966
- 2020Twistin’ USA: The Singles A & Bs 1959–1962
- 20231960s Calypso Party
- —20 Greatest Hits
- —All the Best
- —Best of Chubby Checker
- —Chubby Checker
- —Chubby Checker & Friends Ultimate Dance Mix
- —Forever Gold
- —Let's Twist Again
- —Let’s Twist Again
- —Original Greatest Hits