[DOC] [TLE] The Twist (song) - Wikipedia [PAR] "The Twist" is an American pop song written and originally released in early 1959 
by Hank ... Ballard thought "The Twist" was the hit side, but King Records 
producer ... Exposure for the song on American Bandstand and on The Dick 
Clark... [DOC] [TLE] Chubby Checker - Wikipedia [PAR] Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer. He 
is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit ... 
Checker privately recorded a novelty single for Clark in which the singer 
portrayed a ... Checker introduced his version of "The Twist" at the age of 18 in 
July 1960 in... [DOC] [TLE] The Twist by Chubby Checker Songfacts [PAR] He held auditions, and found a young man named Earnest Evans, a chicken ... 
Clark's wife suggested that he use a take off on Fats Domino: Fats=Chubby ... 
Hank Ballard based the melody for "The Twist" on a song he recorded the year 
..... In the fall of 1960 Chubby Checker was touring with Dick Clark's Caravan of 
Stars. [DOC] [TLE] American Bandstand1956-2007 | The Pop History Dig [PAR] Apr 23, 2008 ... New dances were often introduced on the show. It was on Bandstand that 
Chubby Checker brought the Twist to the nation in the summer of 1960. ... And 
along the way, Dick Clark became a wealthy man, buying into music publishing ... 
Dick Clark did feature black recording artists as guests on American... [DOC] [TLE] Let's Do the Twist: Chubby Checker Remembers Dick Clark | Billboard [PAR] Apr 20, 2012 ... Let's Do the Twist: Chubby Checker Remembers Dick Clark ... Checker might 
never have recorded the song, however, had it not been for Clark. ... was 
unavailable to perform it on the show, Clark suggested that Checker cover... [DOC] [TLE] Dick Clark: The Beat Goes On | TeachRock - Teachrock.org [PAR] Dec 28, 1990 ... THE MOST AMAZING thing about Dick Clark is not that "America's Oldest Living 
Teenager" still fits that role at age 61. ... Bandstand cameras to dance the Stroll, 
the Twist, the Bump, the Fly, the ... That hardly makes him an idle man, though. ... 
Bob Horn is credited with having introduced the Rate-A-Record... [DOC] [TLE] Chubby Checker, Dick Clark and 'The Twist' - Philly.com [PAR] Apr 18, 2012 ... "I was 16 years old, when I first met Dick,' Chubby Checker said on ... many times 
more with The Twist a song that had previously been recorded by ... He was 
the man who played the music, and the people who heard the... [DOC] [TLE] Chubby Checker's *extremely strange* open letter to the music ... [PAR] Apr 17, 2015 ... Checker's recording of The Twist was a number one Billboard Hot ... holds a 
place in rock history as the man who popularized The Twist ... Evans was given 
the name Chubby Checker by (American Bandstand host) Dick Clark's wife, ... 
and suggests that he alone is responsible for people dancing apart... [DOC] [TLE] How Dick Clark made Chubby Checker a hit | The State [PAR] Apr 18, 2012 ... Long-time host of American Bandstand Dick Clark, left, and singer Chubby ... It is 
not a stretch to suggest that without Clark there would be no Chubby Checker. It 
was at Clark's behest that Checker recorded The Twist, arguably the biggest 
song of .... Lake Wylie man talks about being bitten by copperhead... [DOC] [TLE] Chubby Checker - Classic Bands [PAR] Dick Clark sent it out as a Christmas greeting in 1958, and it got such good ... on 
November 11, 1958, the band recorded the original version of "The Twist". ... Dick 
then suggested that someone else record the song and recommended .... the 71-
year-old entertainer, but it estimated a man's penis size based on his shoe size. [DOC] [TLE] The Twist ends record-setting run - Jan 26, 1962 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, The

Question: It was Dick Clark who suggested that this man record "The Twist"
Answer: Chubby Checker