Description
DESCRIPTION
Chubby Checker was one of the many artists to emerge from the burgeoning rock 'n' roll scene in Philadelphia during the 1905, helped by the thriving commercial and creative environment provided by the independent labels which sprang up in the city in those years, and the fact that Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" TV show was based there. Born in 1941, Chubby came to the fore when he popularised the Twist dance craze in the USA in 1960, making No. 1 with "The Twist", eventually resulting in the dance becoming a sensation all round the world when he had a big hit with "Let's Twist Again" the following year. As well as other successful records based round the Twist theme, his producers at the Cameo label ensured that he became the vehicle for introducing a number of other dance crazes with hits like "Pony Time", "The Fly", "Limbo Rock" and "Popeye The Hitchhiker" over the next couple of years. This great-value 60-track 2-CD set comprises the A and B sides of his US and UK singles from his 1959 debut through to the end of 1962, along with selected titles from his several dance-focused albums during these years, "Twist With Chubby Checker", "For Twisters Only", "It's Pony Time", "Let's Twist Again", "For Teen Twisters Only", "Limbo Party" and "Beach Party". It features all his 15 UK and US chart entries from these years, including the No. 1s "The Twist" and "Pony Time", and the Top 5 hits "Let's Twist Again", "Slow Twistin'" and "Limbo Rock". It's set that captures the essence of the dance craze era through the medium of one of it's prime movers.
The Class
Schooldays, Oh, Schooldays
Samson and Delilah
Whole Lotta Laughin'
Dancing Dinosaur
Those Private Eyes (Keep Watchin' Me)
The Twist
Toot
Twistin' U.S.A
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on
The Hucklebuck
Pony Time
Oh, Susannah
Dance the Mess Around
Good, Good Lovin'
Let's Twist Again
Everything's Gonna Be All Right
The Fly
That's the Way It Goes
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle Bell Imitations
La Paloma Twist
Slow Twistin'
Teach Me to Twist
Swinging Together
Dancin' Party
Gotta Get Myself Together
Limbo Rock
Popeye
The "C. C. Rider" Stroll
The Strand
The Madison
The Slop
The Pony
Your Feet's Too Big
Twist Train
Mister Twister
But Girls!
At the Hop
The Watusi
The Hully Gully
The Stroll
The Mashed Potatoes
The Jet
The Continental Walk
Peanut Butter
Dance-A-Long
The Lose Your Inhibitions Twist
Peppermint Twist
Twist-A-Long
Love Is Like a Twist
Dear Lady Twist
La la Limbo
Mary Ann Limbo
Baby, Come Back
La Bamba
Surf Party
Oo-Kook-A-Boo
(We're Gone) Surfin'
Twist It Up
