Chubby Checker

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Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Ernest Evans
Born	(1941-10-03) October 3, 1941 (age 82) Spring Gully, South Carolina, U.S.
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Rock and roll rhythm and blues
Occupation(s)	Singer dancer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1958–present
Labels	Parkway MCA
Website	chubbychecker.com

Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the pony dance style with the 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later (in 1962); that year, he also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", originally a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics, and its trademark Limbo dance, as well as 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 for an August 2013 update of the list.^[1]