Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born 3 October 1941), an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song "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.
He was born in Spring Gulley, SC, USA, and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian. Read Full BioChubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born 3 October 1941), an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song "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.
He was born in Spring Gulley, SC, USA, and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian. The wife of American Bandstand's host Dick Clark suggested the name "Chubby Checker" to Evans as a take-off on then-popular singer Fats Domino. In 1964, he married Catharina Lodders, a Dutch girl who had been Miss World in 1962.
His material during his 1960s heyday was recorded for Cameo-Parkway Records and along with the label's other material, became unavailable after the early 1970s because of the company's internal legal disputes. For decades, almost all compilations of Checker's hits consisted of re-recordings.
He was born in Spring Gulley, SC, USA, and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian. Read Full BioChubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born 3 October 1941), an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song "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.
He was born in Spring Gulley, SC, USA, and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian. The wife of American Bandstand's host Dick Clark suggested the name "Chubby Checker" to Evans as a take-off on then-popular singer Fats Domino. In 1964, he married Catharina Lodders, a Dutch girl who had been Miss World in 1962.
His material during his 1960s heyday was recorded for Cameo-Parkway Records and along with the label's other material, became unavailable after the early 1970s because of the company's internal legal disputes. For decades, almost all compilations of Checker's hits consisted of re-recordings.
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The Twist
Chubby Checker Lyrics
Come on, baby
Let's do the twist
Come on, baby
Let's do the twist
Take me by my little hand
And go like this
E-yah, twist
Baby, baby, twist
Ooh yeah, just like this
Come on, little miss, and do the twist
My daddy is sleepin'
And mama ain't around
Yeah, daddy's just sleepin'
And mama ain't around
We're gonna twisty, twisty, twisty
'Til we tear the house down
Come on and twist
Yeah, baby, twist
Ooh yeah, just like this
Come on, little miss, and do the twist
E-yah
('Round and 'round and 'round and 'round)
('Round and 'round and 'round and 'round)
('Round and 'round and 'round and 'round)
('Round and 'round and 'round and 'round)
('Round and 'round and 'round and 'round)
Yeah, you should see my little sis
You should see my, my little sis
She really knows how to rock
She knows how to twist
Come on and twist
Yeah, baby twist
Ooh yeah, just like this
Come on, little miss, and do the twist
('Round and 'round and 'round and 'round)
Yeah
That's all right
Yeah, twist all night
Twist
('Round and 'round and 'round)
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Written by: Hank Ballard
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Ojas Vishwa Mohan
Come on, baby
Let's do the twist
Come on, baby
Let's do the twist
Take me by my little hand
And go like this
E-yah, twist
Baby, baby, twist
Ooh yeah, just like this
Come on, little miss
And do the twist
My daddy is sleepin'
And mama ain't around
Yeah, daddy's just sleepin'
And mama ain't around
We're gonna a-twist, a-twist, a-twistin'
'Til we tear the house down
Come on and twist
Yeah, baby, twist
Ooh yeah, just like this
Come on, little miss
And do the twist
E-yah
Yeah, you should see my little sis
You should see my, my little sis
She really knows how to rock
She knows how to twist
Come on and twist
Yeah, baby, twist
Ooh yeah, just like this
Come on, little miss
And do the twist
Yeah
That's all right
Yeah, twist all night
Twist
('Round and 'round and 'round)
Talcum
Isn't it crazy that in 1960 he got nicknamed "Chubby"? By today's standards, he is slim! 😂
ThePsychoticOne
Was supposed to be like Fats Domino
Alex Ocampo
Anyone else learning this in your jazz band....no just me ok..
Bailey Sweeny
If he’s “chubby” I must be fucking HUGE
Juliaflo
@Mike Barber Fats Domino's real first name was Antoine; he was of Creole ancestry and spoke that language while growing up.
Bruce Vrooman
cause we didn't have many computers yet, or Alexa ............!
Anthony Tudino
The last time I done the twist was approx. 30 years ago. 6 months before I had suffered a bad heart attack and had open heart surgery. But who could resist it, what a way to die.Now I am to old to cut the musted, I'll be 90 This coming July.20.
Vionre Piper
You're old lol I'm a child.I just looked this up bc my dance teacher had us do this.
Rolf Niebergall
To get old is no fun ! Iam already 84 !
Rena Parker
Anthony, all you have to do is move your hand or bop your head, or Tap your foot from your chair. My 100 year old cousin could still dance in some small way. It doesn't take much.. In fact, in our 20s, my hubby had a friend who danced by tapping his foot + pointing with one finger. It was smooth.😁