Editing Chubby Checker (section)

===2000s and beyond===
Checker had a single at No. 1 on ''Billboard's'' dance [[record chart|chart]] in July 2008 with "Knock Down the Walls". The single also made the top 30 on the Adult Contemporary chart.<ref name=":0" /> [[Roger Filgate]] of [[Wishbone Ash]] is featured on lead guitar.<ref>{{cite web|date=2009-09-17|title=Guitarist Filgate performs with Chubby Checker in Danbury|url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Guitarist-Filgate-performs-with-Chubby-Checker-in-132067.php|access-date=2022-01-16|website=NewsTimes|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2009, Checker recorded a [[public service announcement]] (PSA) for the [[Social Security Administration]] to help launch a new campaign to promote recent changes in [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/flash/chubbychecker.htm|title=Social Security Public Service Announcement|publisher=Social Security Administration|access-date=2015-08-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924103328/http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/flash/chubbychecker.htm|archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref> In the PSA, Checker encourages Americans on Medicare to apply for Extra Help, "A new 'twist' in the law makes it easier than ever to save on your prescription drug plan costs."<ref name= SSA_PSA>{{cite web|access-date=January 8, 2010|url=http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/psa-video.html|title=Public Service Announcements for Television|website=SocialSecurity.gov|publisher=Social Security Administration|archive-date=January 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114183615/http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/psa-video.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= SSA_videos>{{cite web|access-date=January 8, 2010|url=http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/psa-video.html|title=Social Security Videos|publisher=Social Security Administration}}</ref>

On February 25, 2013, Checker released a new single, the ballad "Changes," via [[iTunes]]; it was posted on YouTube and amassed over 160,000 views.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702013406/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FIPWtdxJoQ&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=July 2, 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FIPWtdxJoQ|title=You Tube video|website=YouTube|date=April 29, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref> "Changes" was produced by the hill & hifi and reached 43 on the [[Mediabase]] Top 100 AC Chart and 41 on the Gospel Chart. Checker performed it on July 5, 2013, on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/video/chubby-checker-sings-new-single-changes-36148291553|title="Today Show" video – July 5, 2013|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140022/https://www.today.com/video/chubby-checker-sings-new-single-changes-36148291553|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Checker joined forces with Howard Perl Entertainment<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/music/2015/01/chubby_checker_adds_twist_to_f.html|title=Chubby Checker adds twist to fundraiser for Geauga's Rescue Village|last1=Yarborough|first1=Chuck|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=January 6, 2015|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> to produce live events, such as "Rock and Roll to The Rescue",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2014/12/17/backstage-pass-an-interview-with-rock-singer-chubby-checker|title=Backstage Pass: An Interview with Rock Singer Chubby Checker|last=Niesel|first=Jeff|website=Cleveland Scene|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519053042/https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2014/12/17/backstage-pass-an-interview-with-rock-singer-chubby-checker|url-status=live}}</ref> a tour designed to raise funds for rescue animals in need nationwide.

In 2025, Checker was selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; He had been eligible for induction since the Hall's first class in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |title=Outkast, The White Stripes, Soundgarden, Chubby Checker & More to Join 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class: Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-2025-class-full-list-outkast-1235956268/ |website=Billboard |access-date=28 April 2025 |date=28 April 2025}}</ref>

In 2002, Checker protested outside of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony, over the lack of radio airplay of his hit "[[The Twist (song)|The Twist]]" and his perception that the Hall of Fame had snubbed him. [[Seymour Stein]], president of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rock Hall]]'s New York chapter and member of the nomination committee, claimed "I think that Chubby is someone who will be considered. He has in certain years."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/wire/sns-ap-music-chubby-checker,0,1104288.story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209131626/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/wire/sns-ap-music-chubby-checker%2C0%2C1104288.story|archive-date=February 9, 2008|title=Chubby Checker Stages RockHall Fame Protest|author=Mumby Moody, Nekesa|date=March 16, 2004|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, Checker sued [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] over a [[WebOS]] application using his name. The application, before being pulled in September 2012, was used to unscientifically estimate penis size from shoe size.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Sean|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/hp-sued-by-chubby-checker-over-webos-penis-size-app/|title=HP sued by Chubby Checker over webOS penis size app|website=[[Ars Technica]]|date=February 14, 2013|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/famed-attorney-willie-gary-files-half-billion-dollar-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-music-legend-chubby-checker-against-hewlett-packard-and-palm-inc-for-copyright-infringement|date=February 12, 2013|website=[[Marketwatch]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602012846/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/famed-attorney-willie-gary-files-half-billion-dollar-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-music-legend-chubby-checker-against-hewlett-packard-and-palm-inc-for-copyright-infringement-2013-02-12|archive-date=June 2, 2013|title=Famed Attorney Willie Gary Files Half-Billion Dollar Lawsuit on behalf of Music Legend Chubby Checker against Hewlett Packard and Palm, Inc. for Copyright Infringement|agency=PR Newswire|location=Ft. Pierce, Florida|access-date=November 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Derek|last=Kessler|date=12 February 2013|url=http://www.webosnation.com/chubby-checker-lawsuit-filed-against-hp-over-endowment-size-estimator|title='Chubby Checker' lawsuit filed against HP over endowment size estimator|website=webOS Nation|access-date=18 August 2015|archive-date=February 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214194552/http://www.webosnation.com/chubby-checker-lawsuit-filed-against-hp-over-endowment-size-estimator|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Devin|last=Coldewey|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/chubby-checker-sues-hp-over-penis-size-app-flna1C8383682|title=Chubby Checker sues HP over penis size app|website=[[NBC News]]|date=February 14, 2013|accessdate=July 3, 2022}}</ref> The district court said that Checker's trademark claim survived HP's motion to dismiss, but his other claims were dismissed per [[Section 230]] of the [[Communications Decency Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1492&amp;context=historical|title=Ernest Evans et al v. Hewlett-Packard Company et al|website=DigitalCommons.law.scu.edu|publisher=[[Santa Clara University]]|access-date=2015-08-18|archive-date=July 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728190218/https://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1492&amp;context=historical|url-status=live}}</ref>