Chubby Checker
The greatest pop music dance crazes – ranked!
It’s 40 years since we first spelled out YMCA to the Village People’s disco hit – here are 15 of the best finger-pointing, hip-wiggling hits
Laura Snapes
04, Jan, 2019 @8:00 AM
Don Covay obituary
Songwriter, singer and record producer whose compositions became hits for stars including Chubby Checker and Aretha Franklin
Richard Williams
04, Feb, 2015 @1:06 PM
Don Covay, R&B songwriter, dies aged 76
The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin and Chubby Checker all had hits with covers of Covay’s songs
Guardian music
04, Feb, 2015 @9:14 AM
Chubby Checker and Hewlett-Packard settle penis measurement app lawsuit
Rock'n'roll singer famous for The Twist had been seeking half a billion dollars over the penis-measuring app. By Hannah Jane Parkinson
Hannah Jane Parkinson
25, Jul, 2014 @10:06 AM
Chubby Checker sues Hewlett-Packard over app to measure penis size
Chubby Checker app has caused 'irreparable damage' to singer of same name, say lawyers
Sean Michaels
14, Feb, 2013 @10:21 AM
Obituary: Kal Mann
Best remembered for his collaboration with the genial rocker Chubby Checker, and as co-author of the song, The Twist.
Adam Sweeting
05, Dec, 2001 @2:35 AM
Barbara Ellen: Chubby checker
'Some people strive for thinness, some have thinness thrust upon them, and up until recently, I was in the latter category.'
Barbara Ellen
17, Jun, 2001 @1:27 AM
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