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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker stories: 2 news summaries

 Twist Is Top All-Time Hit 

Billboard's top songs of past 50 years including other twists, like no Elvis in top 10

Sep 12, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Billboard has produced its definitive list of the top 100 songs of the past 50 years—and it's full of surprises. One is that neither Elvis nor the Beatles made the top five. They were beaten out by Santana, Bobby Darin, and even Los Del Rio's Macarena. Another twist—Chubby... More »

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music industry • Chubby Checker • Billboard charts • rock music • Nielsen SoundScan • Hot 100 • Geoff Mayfield • Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

"Bandstand" Turns Big Five-0

TV icon popped up on the schedule a half-century ago

Aug 5, 07 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fifty years ago today at 3 pm in Philadelphia, what is now known as a summer replacement program debuted on the ABC TV network. That show, "American Bandstand," ran for 30-plus years. Its host, Dick Clark, frequently referred to as the oldest living teenager, introduced Chubby Checker, Frankie... More »

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reality TV • Philadelphia • Dick Clark • American Bandstand • Chubby Checker • Frankie Avalon • Fabian • Connie Francis • Bobby Darin

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