Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American 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 (in 1962); 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. More about Chubby Checker
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Checker was born Ernest Evans in Spring Gully, South Carolina. He was raised in the projects of South Philadelphia, where he lived with his parents, Raymond and Eartle Evans, and two brothers. By age eleven, Evans formed a street-corner harmony group. By the time he entered high school, Ernest had learned to play the piano a little at Settlement Music School. He entertained his classmates by performing vocal impressions of popular entertainers of the day, such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. One of his classmates and friends at South Philadelphia High School was Fabian Forte, who would become a popular performer of the late 1950s and early 1960s as Fabian.The most expensive item with a signature of Chubby Checker (LP Chubby Checker/ Bobby Rydell - Same - US Cameo - Autographed!) was sold in February 2023 for £69.90 while the cheapest item (Chubby Checker Signed Music Paper Image 1960s) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2018. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2012 with an average selling price of £4.99 for an autographed item of Chubby Checker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2023 with £69.90 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was November 2014. In average, an autographed item from Chubby Checker is worth £11.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chubby Checker were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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3x AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITERS Collectable SIGNED PHOTOS Inc:Chubby Checker -W35 | £12.50 | ||
Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydel ORIG OZ EP Side by side VG+ ’63 Columbia Signed | £13.22 | ||
CHUBBY CHECKER - Signed 10x8 Photograph - MUSIC - THE TWIST | £9.99 | ||
Chubby Checker Autograph from 1991 | £2.20 | ||
Chubby Checker vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £9.99 | ||
Chubby Checker vintage signed Page, The Twist AFTAL#145 | £10.50 | ||
CHUBBY CHECKER- original autograph signed photo - Singer The Twist | £6.50 | ||
DAVID GEST COLLECTION SIGNED CHUBBY CHECKER NEW SOUNDS IN TWIST SONG BOOK | £40.00 | ||
Hand Signed Chubby Checker Early Fan Club Publicity Photo American Singer | £16.75 | ||
LP Chubby Checker/ Bobby Rydell - Same - US Cameo - Autographed! | £69.90 |