Editing Chubby Checker (section)

{{short description|American singer and dancer (born 1941)}}
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{{infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = Chubby Checker
| image            = WIKI CHUBBY CHECKER 1.jpg
| caption          = Chubby Checker in 2005
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| birth_name       = Ernest Evans
| alias            = 
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1941|10|3}}
| birth_place      = [[Spring Gully, South Carolina]], U.S.
| origin           = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
| instrument       = Vocals
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* [[Rock and roll]]
* [[rhythm and blues]]
}}
| occupation       = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* dancer
}}
| years_active     = 1958–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[Cameo-Parkway Records|Parkway]]
* [[MCA Records|MCA]]
}}
| associated_acts  = 
| website          = {{URL|chubbychecker.com}}
}}

'''Chubby Checker''' (born '''Ernest Evans'''; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including [[Twist (dance)|the Twist]], with his 1960 [[hit record|hit]] cover of [[Hank Ballard]] & [[The Midnighters]]' R&B song "[[The Twist (song)|The Twist]]", and the [[pony (dance)|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]]", a previous-year instrumental hit by [[the Champs]] to which he added lyrics and its trademark [[Limbo (dance)|Limbo dance]]. He also introduced other dance styles such as [[The Fly (Chubby Checker song)|The Fly]]. In September 2008, "The Twist" topped ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s list of the most popular [[single (music)|singles]] to have appeared in the [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] since its debut in 1960, an honor it maintained in an August 2013 update of the list.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/2155531/the-hot-100-all-time-top-songs|title=Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=26 October 2017|archive-date=July 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726075338/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/2155531/the-hot-100-all-time-top-songs|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Checker was inducted into the [[National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame]], and he was selected for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2025.<ref name="rr25">{{cite web |title=The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveils electrifying class of 2025 inductees |url=https://rockhall.com/press-release/the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-foundation-unveils-electrifying-class-of-2025-inductees/ |website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref>