TIL Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans), famous for the early 60's song and dance craze "The Twist", got his stage name from Dick Clark's wife as play on the name of another popular musician at the time Fats Domino. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by big_macaroons t3_y9dz3b on October 20, 2022 at 11:52 PM in todayilearned 68 comments 1,152
A_Real_Standup_Guy t1_it59ls8 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:01 AM I don't know how I never made that connection. Permalink 40 DaveOJ12 t1_it5cgo4 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:22 AM It makes so much sense when you realize it. Permalink Parent 22 [deleted] t1_it5vgy0 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 3:50 AM [deleted] Permalink Parent 6
DaveOJ12 t1_it5cgo4 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:22 AM It makes so much sense when you realize it. Permalink Parent 22 [deleted] t1_it5vgy0 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 3:50 AM [deleted] Permalink Parent 6
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