Chubby checker
Chubby Checker (born October 3, 1941 in Spring Gulley , South Carolina ; real life Ernest Evans ) is an American rock and roll singer who became world famous for the hit The Twist .
Career
Chubby Checker grew up in Philadelphia . His parents were Raymond and Eartle Evans. He formed his first music band at the age of eleven; he had learned to sell poultry meat. He was discovered at the weekly market when he was selling chickens while singing his songs. In 1959 he signed a record deal with Cameo Parkway and was given the stage name "Chubby Checker" (chubby = plump, plump). His first single, The Class, was a minor hit. He later covered the B-side of a single from Hank Ballard & the Midnighters called The Twist . The song became a big hit: in 1960 it rose to number oneand stayed in the charts for three months; the accompanying dance became popular as well. The following year, Checker continued his hit streak with Pony Time (written by Don Covay and John Berry) and Let's Twist Again . Slow twistin ' , limbo rock and Popeye the Hitchhiker also made him one of the most successful artists in 1962.
By 1966 he had placed himself in the charts with over 30 titles, then his success subsided: with the beginning of the Beatles era, his happy dance music was no longer in demand. Checker tried to adapt to the times and now also produced records with folky and psychedelic sounds. There was very little consumer interest in this.
After engagements in smaller nightclubs and oldie shows, he was re-signed by the MCA in 1982 and brought out the moderately successful LP The Change Has Come .
His hit The Twist achieved international success again in 1988 in a revision by the Fat Boys ; Chubby himself toured pubs and gyms across the United States.
In the late 1990s, Checker returned to his original profession and started his own company selling snack products, candy bars, popcorn, steaks and hot dogs.
In 2007 he was back in the charts after a long time when he reached number one on the dance sales charts in the USA with Knock Down the Walls .
Checker is married to Catharina Lodders from the Netherlands , who became Miss World in 1962. The couple have three children and live in Philadelphia.
On February 12, 2013 Chubby Checker sued the US company Hewlett-Packard for damages in the amount of 500 million US dollars. The reason for the lawsuit is a (now withdrawn from circulation) (fun) app from the Palm OS platform with the same name 'Chubby Checker'; it allows to deduce the penis length of a man based on the size of his shoes, which Chubby Checker saw as a violation of his naming rights and his honor.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1960 | Twist with Chubby Checker | - | - | - |
UK13 (4 weeks) UK |
US3 (86 weeks) US |
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| 1961 | It's pony time | - | - | - | - |
US110 (16 weeks) US |
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| Let's twist again | - | - | - | - |
US11 (47 weeks) US |
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| For Twisters Only | - | - | - |
UK17 (3 weeks) UK |
US8 (38 weeks) US |
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| Your twist party | - | - | - | - |
US2 (67 weeks) US |
Best of album
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| Bobby Rydell / Chubby Checker | - | - | - | - |
US7 (30 weeks) US |
Duet album with Bobby Rydell
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| 1962 | For Teen Twisters Only | - | - | - | - |
US17 (27 weeks) US |
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| Twistin 'Round the World | - | - | - | - |
US54 (11 weeks) US |
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| Don't knock the twist | - | - | - | - |
US29 (20 weeks) US |
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| All the Hits (For Your Dancin 'Party) | - | - | - | - |
US23 (24 weeks) US |
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| Down to Earth | - | - | - | - |
US117 (4 weeks) US |
with Dee Dee Sharp
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| Limbo party | - | - | - | - |
US11 (24 weeks) US |
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| Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits | - | - | - | - |
US27 (23 weeks) US |
Best of album
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| 1963 | Let's Limbo Some More | - | - | - | - |
US87 (17 weeks) US |
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| Beach party | - | - | - | - |
US90 (4 weeks) US |
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| "In Person" (Twist It Up) | - | - | - | - |
US104 (4 weeks) US |
Live album, recorded at the Under 21 Club in Somers Point , New Jersey
The album cover is titled “In Person” , the LP itself is labeled Twist It Up |
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| 1972 | Chubby Checker's Greatest Hits | - | - | - | - |
US152 (10 weeks) US |
Best of album
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| 1982 | The Change Has Come | - | - | - | - |
US186 (2 weeks) US |
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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CH
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| 1959 | The class | - | - | - | - |
US38 (7 weeks) US |
Novelty Song : Checker mimics Fats Domino , The Coasters , Elvis Presley , Cozy Cole and the Chipmunks
Writer: Kal Mann |
| 1960 |
The Twist Twist with Chubby Checker |
- | - | - |
UK14 (12 weeks) UK |
US1 (39 weeks) US |
Original / Author: Hank Ballard
Platz 451 of the Rolling Stone 500 ; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Grammy Hall of Fame the only song in US Hot 100 history that came in at number 1 in two chart runs (September 1960 and January 1962) |
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Whole Lotta Shakin 'Goin' On For Twisters Only |
- | - | - | - |
US42 (8 weeks) US |
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| The Hucklebuck Twist with Chubby Checker |
- | - | - | - |
US14 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1961 | Pony Time It's pony time |
- | - | - |
UK27 (6 weeks) UK |
US1 (16 weeks) US |
Authors: Don Covay , John Bobby Berry
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| Good, good lovin ' | - | - | - | - |
US43 (6 weeks) US |
Authors: James Brown and Albert Shubert
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| (Dance The) Mess Around | - | - | - | - |
US24 (7 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell , Kal Mann
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| Let's Twist Again Let's twist again |
DE12 (54 weeks) DE |
AT11 (3 months) AT |
- |
UK2  (34 weeks)UK |
US8 (23 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
Grammy |
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| The Fly For Teen Twisters Only |
- | - | - | - |
US7 (13 weeks) US |
Authors: David White, John Madara
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| Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Rydell / Chubby Checker |
- | - | - |
UK40 (3 weeks) UK |
US21 (7 weeks) US |
with Bobby Rydell
Authors: Jim Boothe, Joe Beal |
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| Twistin 'USA Twist with Chubby Checker |
- | - | - | - |
US68 (3 weeks) US |
Author: Kal Mann
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| 1962 | Slow Twistin ' For Teen Twisters Only |
DE45 (1 month) DE |
- | - |
UK23 (8 weeks) UK |
US3 (14 weeks) US |
with Dee Dee Sharp
Author: Kal Mann |
| La Paloma Twist Don't Knock the Twist |
- | - | - | - |
US72 (2 weeks) US |
Adaptation of the Spanish song La Paloma by Kal Mann, written around 1863
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| Teach Me to Twist Bobby Rydell / Chubby Checker |
- | - | - |
UK45 (1 week) UK |
- |
with Bobby Rydell
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann |
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| Dancin 'Party All the Hits (For Your Dancin' Party) |
DE35 (2 months) DE |
- | - |
UK19 (13 weeks) UK |
US12 (10 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
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| Limbo Rock All the Hits (For Your Dancin 'Party) |
DE15 (5 months) DE |
- | - |
UK32 (10 weeks) UK |
US2 (23 weeks) US |
Authors: Billy Strange , Kal Mann
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| Popeye (The Hitchhiker) All the Hits (For Your Dancin 'Party) |
- | - | - | - |
US10 (13 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
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| 1963 | Let's Limbo Some More Let's Limbo Some More |
DE26 (3 months) DE |
- | - | - |
US20 (10 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
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| Twenty Miles Let's Limbo Some More |
- | - | - | - |
US15 (12 weeks) US |
Authors: Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann
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| Birdland Beach Party |
- | - | - | - |
US12 (9 weeks) US |
Original: Huey "Piano" Smith (1958)
Authors: Huey Smith, Kal Mann |
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| Black Cloud | - | - | - | - |
US98 (1 week) US |
Author: Bill Brock
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| Mary Ann Limbo Limbo Party |
DE41 (2 months) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Authors: Dave Leon, Kal Mann
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| Surf Party Beach Party |
- | - | - | - |
US55 (6 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
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| Twist It Up Beach Party |
DE44 (1 month) DE |
- | - | - |
US25 (8 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
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| The Slop Twist with Chubby Checker |
DE53 (1 month) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Authors: Fred Sledge Smith, Clifford Goldsmith
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| Loddy-Lo Chubby Checker's Greatest Hits |
DE22 (3 months) DE |
- | - | - |
US12 (13 weeks) US |
Adaptation of the folk song Hey Li-Lee, Hey Li-Lee Lo by Dave Appell and Kal Mann
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| What Do Ya Say! | - | - | - |
UK37 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
Author: Les Vandyke
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| Troola-Troola-Troola-La (Good Old Schwäb'sche Eisenbahn) |
DE16 (2 months) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Adaptation of the German folk song Auf de schwäbsche Eisebahne by Friedel Berlipp and Peter Ström ,
recorded with Berlipp's band |
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| Hooka Tooka Chubby Checker's Greatest Hits |
- | - | - | - |
US17 (14 weeks) US |
Authors: Elliot Mazer, Ernest Evans
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| 1964 | Hey, Booba Needle Chubby Checker's Greatest Hits |
DE17 (3 months) DE |
- | - | - |
US23 (9 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
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| Lazy Elsie Molly Chubby Checker's Greatest Hits |
DE36 (2 months) DE |
- | - | - |
US40 (7 weeks) US |
Authors: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
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| She Wants T'Swim | - | - | - | - |
US50 (7 weeks) US |
Authors: Dave Appell, Kal Mann
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| 1965 | Lovely, Lovely (Loverly, Loverly) | - | - | - | - |
US70 (4 weeks) US |
Authors: Elliot Mazer, Ernest Evans
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| Let's do the Freddie | - | - | - | - |
US40 (9 weeks) US |
Authors: Robyn Supraner, Sherman Rothman
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| 1966 | Hey you! Little Boo-Ga-Loo | - | - | - | - |
US76 (5 weeks) US |
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| 1969 | Back in the USSR | - | - | - | - |
US82 (5 weeks) US |
Original: The Beatles
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| 1975 | Let's Twist Again / The Twist | - | - | - |
UK5 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
Re-release of Checker's two biggest hits on a single
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| 1982 | Running The Change Has Come |
- | - | - | - |
US91 (5 weeks) US |
Author: Joe Russo
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| 1988 | The Twist (Yo, Twist) |
DE1  (19 weeks)DE |
AT5 (14 weeks) AT |
CH1 (13 weeks) CH |
UK2 (11 weeks) UK |
US16 (15 weeks) US |
The Fat Boys & Chubby Checkers
rap version of The Twist |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
- The Jet / Ray Charles-ton (Parkway 805), 1959
- Whole Lotta Laughin '/ Sampson & Delilah (Parkway 808), 1959
- Dancing Dinosaur / Those Private Eyes (Parkway 810), February 1960
- Everything's Wrong / Cu Ma La Be-Stay (Parkway 959), July 1965
- You Just Don't Know / Two Hearts (Parkway 965), December 1965
- Looking at Tomorrow / You Got the Power (Parkway 105), September 1966
- Karate Monkey / Her Heart (Parkway 112), 1967
- Reggae My Way / Gypsy (20th Century 2040), July 1973
- She's a Bad Woman / Happiness (20th Century 2075), February 1974
- The Rub / Move It (Amherst 716), 1976
- Harder Than Diamond / Your Love (MCA 52043), February 1982
- Read You Like a Book (Sea Bright 5128), 1986
- Knock Down the Walls , 2007
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- ↑ For the title The Twist, see Bronson, Fred: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . 3rd revised and expanded edition. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, 1992, p. 74
- ↑ SPIEGEL Online February 15, 2013 . SPIEGEL Online website. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ US singles: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Don't Knock the Twist (album) at Discogs
- ↑ “In Person” (album) at Discogs
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: DE UK
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Chubby Checker on find-your-music (including discography with details about the albums)
- Chubby Checker at Allmusic (English)
- Chubby Checker at Discogs
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Checker, Chubby |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Evans, Ernest (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock and roll singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spring Gulley , South Carolina |