Great Regulars: Fifty years ago Friday, [Chubby] Checker's version

of "The Twist" was released by the Philly label Cameo-Parkway. He performed it that night at the Rainbow Club in Wildwood, "the birthplace of the Twist."

Soon he was on American Bandstand and seemingly all over TV. "The Twist" hit No. 1 in September 1960 and again in January 1962.

from John Timpane: Philadelphia Inquirer: 50 years of the Twist celebrated

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