Chubby Checker, a diminutive Fats Domino, sort of, came out with “The Twist” in the summer of 1960, just as I was starting college. It was in the nick of time for me, since I didn’t, or couldn’t, ...

After six hours of school, as the Beach Boys sang in 1964, American teens had enough for the day, they hit the radio dial, turned it up all the way, and started to dance, dance, dance. Their dances?

He sang the No. 1 song of the 1960s and began a dance performed at millions of weddings. Chubby Checker created a craze in 1960 when he sang "The Twist" on the television show "American Bandstand"and ...

You probably know Chubby Checker for "The Twist." But the S.C. native says the phenomenon born from his lips and hips in the 1960s was the start of way more than just a twice-No.1 chart topper. It was ...

Chubby Checker loves performing in New Jersey. In fact, he loves performing at any venue because he just loves performing. He’s just filled with love and boundless enthusiasm for his music, which is ...

Chubby Checker, whose song "The Twist" was one of the most popular dance records of all time, performs in Danbury tonight. The rock singer will do a few songs at "The Danbury Fair Mall/ 98Q Idol ...

Robert Guédiguian’s jaunty new film places a young romance against the backdrop of post-colonial Mali in the early 1960s. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...