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"Back in the day," Chubby Checker tells Billboard from his home in New Jersey, "I said, ‘I don't want to be in the Rock Hall ...
Chubby Checker explained why his goals for his legacy extend beyond the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in an interview in April ...
The 83-year-old singer, most famous for his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters’ R&B song “The Twist,” spoke to ...
In 2002, he voiced his displeasure with a protest outside that year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. While Checker made it clear that he was fine with never gaining entry into the ...
First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class ...
Checker, who was eligible since 1986, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 8 along with Joe Cocker, ...
“Back in the day,” Chubby Checker tells Billboard from his home in New Jersey, “I said, ‘I don’t want to be in the Rock Hall when I’m dead. I want to smell my flowers when I’m here.
The singer, who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, wants to be honored in another way.
Chubby Checker has finally been elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but the pioneering musician still isn’t content. In a recent interview with Variety, Checker – who has been Hall ...
It took three ballots, but Soundgarden are finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Thayil says the surviving members plan ...
Here’s the seven inductees in the main category, ranked from least- to most-deserving of one of music’s highest honors.