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b'Chubby Checker\'s "The Twist", the most popular single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, was released on 1st August, 1960.\\nIt was just a cover version of a B-side which had already been released by its writer, Hank Ballard - but after it appeared on The Dick Clark Show, the world slowly became obsessed with the catchy tune and simple lyrics, and the suggestive dance that inspired it.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly tell the bizarre story of how Checker was selected to perform the version that sold millions of copies; revisit other 60\\u2019s dance crazes the turkey trot, bunny hug, and the grizzly bear; and explain how the song reached No.1 again two years later, thanks to a completely different audience getting hold of the trend\\u2026\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The Twist: A Worldwide Dance Craze in the 1960s\\u2019 (ThoughtCo, 2019): https://www.thoughtco.com/the-twist-dance-craze-1779369\\n\\u2022 \\u2018\\u2018The Twist\\u2019 top song of Billboard Hot 100 era\\u2019 (NBC Today, 2008): https://www.today.com/popculture/twist-top-song-billboard-hot-100-era-1C9421254\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Chubby Checker performs \\u2018The Twist\\u2019 & \\u2018Let\'s Twist Again\\u2019 on \\u2018The Ed Sullivan Show\\u2019\\u2019 (CBS, 1961):\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDGprGUreOc\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe\'ll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'