Chubby Checker - Collection 1959-62 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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 InchAmerican BandstandInch 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 InchThe TwistInch, eventually resulting in the dance becoming a sensation all round the world when he had a big hit with InchLet's Twist AgainInch the following year. As well as other successful records based round the Twist theme, his producers at the Cameo tag ensured that he became the vehicle for introducing a number of other dance crazes with hits like InchPony TimeInch, InchThe FlyInch, InchLimbo RockInch and InchPopeye The HitchhikerInch 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, InchTwist With Chubby CheckerInch, InchFor Twisters OnlyInch, InchIt's Pony TimeInch, InchLet's Twist AgainInch, InchFor Teen Twisters OnlyInch, InchLimbo PartyInch and InchBeach PartyInch. It features all his 15 UK and US chart entries from these years, including the No. 1s InchThe TwistInch and InchPony TimeInch, and the Top 5 hits InchLet's Twist AgainInch, InchSlow Twistin'Inch and InchLimbo RockInch. It's set that captures the essence of the dance craze era through the medium of one of it's prime movers. Album Tracks 1. The Class 2. Schooldays, Oh, Schooldays 3. Samson and Delilah 4. Whole Lotta Laughin' 5. Dancing Dinosaur 6. Those Private Eyes (Keep Watchin' Me) 7. The Twist 8. Toot 9. Twistin' U