Chubby Checker Update

iWon News - Come on, baby! Checker marks 50 years of the Twist: "Fifty years to the day after the release of the hip-swiveling tune 'The Twist,' the man who made it famous celebrated the occasion in his hometown.

Chubby Checker performed Friday at a free noontime concert at Philadelphia City Hall. About 1,000 people joined in on the gyrations, some even invited onstage by the South Philadelphia-bred singer.

'The Twist,' released as a single on July 9, 1960, burst into the rock 'n' roll stratosphere after Checker performed it for Dick Clark on his Philadelphia-based 'American Bandstand.'"

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.