One of several popular male vocalists to emerge from the Philadelphia rock 'n' roll scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Chubby Checker was the chief beneficiary of the fervor created by the dance known as the Twist. Checker was...

Chubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born October 3, 1941), an American Rock and Roll singer best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song "The Twist". He was born in Spring Gulley, South Carolina,[1] and raised in...

DAYTON -- Chubby Checker is coming to town to perform as part of the Memorial Day weekend Meijer RiverBlast at River Scape MetroPark on Saturday. Now, everyone knows about Checker, right? He's the guy who introduced the world to The Twist (both the...

Byline: Elizabeth Harmon Daily Herald Correspondent Elvis introduced the world to sounds of rhythm and blues, recast as hip-shaking rock 'n' roll. The Beatles brought us long hair, ringing guitars and innovative songwriting. Chubby Checker taught the world to dance....

Kirk Hinrich made the go-ahead jumper with 26.7 seconds left and Luol Deng scored 20 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to their fourth straight victory, 88-87 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.After Adrian Griffin missed both free throws with 9.6 seconds to go,...

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2007. There are 89 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 3, 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day.On this date:In 1226, St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan...