Chubby Checker News

A car show to benefit the Adopt A Soldier program will be held in downtown Newnan on Nov.

BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi -- -- Chubby Checker will be performing live in concert at 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, November 20th & 21st at Hollywood Casino Bay St.

Asked in a recent interview if he ever got sick of being asked to dance or perform the twist over the years, Checker laughed.

Chubby Checker has chosen historic downtown Newnan as his Georgia location to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the legendary song "The Twist." The historic Alamo Theater building, now a restaurant-entertainment venue, will be the host of the famous singer and his band the Wildcats on Nov.

He just celebrated his 68th birthday this past Saturday, but rock 'n' roll legend Chubby Checker remains active and outspoken.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2009 with 89 to follow. The moon is waxing.

Singer Chubby Checker is 68. Magician Roy Horn is 65. Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac is 60.

The king of the twist, Ernest Evans, otherwise known as Chubby Checker, will be playing Mile One stadium on Saturday, October 17.

Lincoln Center's 50th anniversary celebration last night brought back a blast from the past: singer Chubby Checker, who made "The Twist" famous.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - "Good morning, Mr. Evans." "Only the tax man calls me 'Mr. Evans,'" replies the soft, friendly voice on the phone.

Chubby Checker will perform two shows Saturday, June 27 at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino.

Chubby Checker didn't write the song "The Twist," but he helped make the tune and the dance a national sensation.