page_title: Chubby Checker
section_title: 1970s–1990s
hierarchical_section_title: Chubby Checker / Career / 1970s–1990s
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Chubby Checker when he was interviewed at KUSI-TV in San Diego. Please acknowledge "Phil Konstantin" as the creator of this photograph.
context_page_description: Chubby Checker is an American rock 'n roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles including the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B hit "The Twist" and the Pony with hit "Pony Time". In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list. He also popularized the "Limbo Rock" and its trademark limbo dance, as well as various dance styles such as The Fly.
context_section_description: "The Twist" was recorded for Cameo-Parkway Records and along with the label's other material, became unavailable after the early 1970s because of the company's internal legal disputes. For decades, almost all compilations of Checker's hits consisted of re-recordings. The 1970s saw him become a staple on the oldies circuit, including a temporary stint as a disco artist. Chubby Checker continued to be a superstar in Europe with television and records. A dance-floor cover version of the Beatles' "Back in the U.S.S.R." released in 1969 on Buddah Records, his first chart entry in three years, reached  No. 82. It was Checker's last chart appearance until 1982 when he hit No. 92 with "Running".
  In 1971, Checker at his own insistence recorded a psychedelic album filled with music he felt was "current" that was initially only released in Europe. Originally named Chequered!, it was renamed over the years in subsequent re-releases as New Revelation, The Other Side Of Chubby Checker, and sometimes as Chubby Checker. The songs were all written by Checker and produced by longtime Jimi Hendrix producer Ed Chaplin, but the studio musicians' names are unknown. The album flopped.
  Later in the decade, he recorded an album of ”audiophile re-creations”
  of his greatest hits, for producer Stan Shulman.
caption: Chubby Checker during a TV interview in 2008
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