Along with a group of friends including his girlfriend, Thomas laughed and skated on the light blue-tinted rink with the carefree joy of a teenager. One of his high school friends, Mark Williams, said ...

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It’s about damn time that musical icon Chubby Checker be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! Checker rose to fame ...

Checker is best known for his cover of Hank Ballard and the Midnighters’ “The Twist,” featured on his 1960 debut record, Twist with Chubby Checker. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s ...

At an appearance in July, Checker explained in front of an audience that his priorities had changed over the years.

Chubby Checker has a gig. Checker, born Ernest Evans, is now 83. He’s, of course, most famous for his rendition of “The Twist ...