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this classic sure had the audience clapping & screaming all thru the song...The Twist was the thing in 1960...the audio is untouched by me..on the 1986 VHS H...
Chubby Checker was an early rock 'n' roller who had a hit with the song and dance sensation "The Twist." ... An appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand launched Checker's version of "The ...
Chubby Checker’s recording of “The Twist” was popularized by Dick Clark, who promoted the song on his popular television shows, American Bandstand and The Dick Clark Show. It was Clark who suggested that Cameo Parkway record a new version of the song, which led to Checker’s hit version.
Barry from Sauquoit, Ny In the fall of 1960 Chubby Checker was touring with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars. On October 29th, 1960 they played in Utica, NY. Chubby only sang one song, The Twist of course, when he walked on stage they turned up all the all house lights and everyone in the place got up and danced.
In 1960, Checker made his debut on Dick Clark’s The Bandstand. “History was made the day Chubby Checker went on Bandstand with ‘The Twist,’ said Checker. “Going on Bandstand was like ...
Rather than have Chubby lip-synch and dance to the song on “American Bandstand,” Dick Clark gave him a formal introduction on his Saturday evening ABC showcase, “The Dick Clark Show,” airing from 7:30 to 8 o’clock from the Little Theater in midtown Manhattan. It was a formal setting, with performers onstage facing an audience.
Checker was watching as Dick Clark took over hosting duties of Bandstand from Bob Horn in 1956. The television show began airing locally in Philadelphia in 1952 but moved to a new level of ...
