Chubby Checker
b'Chubby Checker\'s \\u201cThe Twist\\u201d was a #1 song not once but twice \\u2014 in 1960 and again in 1961. The song that started a worldwide dance phenomenon was a cover of an old Hank Ballard B-side. \\n\\nChubby had more big hits with \\u201cLet\\u2019s Twist Again\\u201d in 1961, \\u201cSlow Twistin\\u2019\\u201d (with Dee Dee Sharp) in 1962, and \\u201cTwist It Up\\u201d in 1963. Checker followed his success with with popular songs about other dances, including \\u201cThe Hucklebuck,\\u201d \\u201cPony Time,\\u201d \\u201c(Dance the) Mess Around,\\u201d \\u201cThe Fly,\\u201d \\u201cLimbo Rock\\u201d and \\u201cLet\\u2019s Limbo Some More.\\u201d\\n\\nYou\'ll find them all on Dancin\\u2019 Party: The Chubby Checker Collection (1960\\u20131966) a reissue from Philadelphia-based Cameo-Parkway.\\n\\n"The Twist" spawned a host of hits including "Twistin\' the Night Away" with Sam Cooke, "Peppermint Twist" featuring Joey Dee and the Starliters, "Dear Lady Twist" with Gary US Bonds and "Twist and Shout" with the Isley Brothers.\\n\\nIn our interview, Chubby talks about his influences, the impact of The Twist, visiting Vancouver in the Sixties, his lasting success and his real name. Recorded at The Legends of Rock at EXPO 86 in Vancouver'