Biography
Rock 'n' roll icon Chubby Checker blasted into the stratosphere in 1960 following his blockbuster cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' “The Twist,” which raced up the charts and sparked a global dance craze. Checker was born Ernest Evans in 1941 in Spring Gully, South Carolina, grew up in South Philadelphia, and honed his chops performing in street-corner harmony groups and imitating popular acts like Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. Evans took...Read more