StupidizeMe t1_it5a9m1 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:06 AM

Reply to comment by Morty_Goldman in 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. by big_macaroons

Thanks! It happened in about 1981, I was in to Oldies and Punk Rock, and me and my Mom were Twisting like mad all over the hardwood floor because it was the perfect slipperiness! :)