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Chubby Checker is an American rock and roll 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 ; 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.
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1963.
Birdland may refer to:
The twist is a dance that was inspired by rock and roll music. From 1959 to the early sixties it became a worldwide dance craze, enjoying immense popularity while drawing controversies from critics who felt it was too provocative. It inspired dances such as the Jerk, the Pony, the Watusi, the Mashed Potato, the Monkey, and the Funky Chicken, but none were as popular.
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"The Twist" is an American pop song written and originally released in 1958 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter". It was inspired by the twist dance craze. Ballard's version was a moderate hit, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. On the US Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart, the original version of "The Twist" first peaked at number sixteen in 1959 and at number six in 1960.
"Let's Twist Again" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, and released as a single by Chubby Checker. One of the biggest hit singles of 1961, it reached No.8 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in August of that year and subsequently reached No.2 in the UK in August 1961. The song refers to the Twist dance craze and Checker's 1960 single "The Twist", a two-time U.S. No.1 single.
"Limbo Rock" is a popular song about limbo dancing written by Kal Mann and Billy Strange. An instrumental version was first recorded by The Champs in 1961. The first vocal version was recorded in 1962 by Chubby Checker : it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and at number one on the Cash Box charts. The Chubby Checker recording also made it to number three on the R&B charts.
"Dear Lady Twist" is a song written and produced by Frank Guida, and performed by Gary U.S. Bonds. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #9 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962. It was featured on his 1962 album Twist Up Calypso.
"Dancin' Party" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1962, the track reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Popeye the Hitchhiker" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1962, the track reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on the U.S. R&B.
"Let's Limbo Some More" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 16 on the U.S. R&B and No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Twenty Miles" is a song written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 15 on both the U.S. R&B and the Billboard Hot 100.
"Loddy Lo" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 4 on the U.S. R&B and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Hooka Tooka" is a song written by Chubby Checker and Elliot Mazer and performed by Chubby Checker. In 1963, the track reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 20 on the U.S. R&B.
Twist with Chubby Checker is the debut album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records.
Limbo Party is the sixth album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1962 by Parkway Records.
References
- ↑ Chubby Checker, "Birdland" Single Release Retrieved May 2, 2023
- ↑ Chubby Checker, "Birdland" Chart Positions Retrieved May 2, 2023
- ↑ Chubby Checker, Beach Party Retrieved May 2, 2023
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