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
Tbplayer59 t1_it5apc3 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:09 AM Well known story. Fats Domino was a legendary New Orleans musician. Chubby Checker was more of a gimmick tied to a dance craze. Many songs in the early 60's were about specific dances. Permalink 3
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