Serious_Scheme_7990 t1_it7iysv wrote
Reply to comment by Tim_Out_Of_Mind in TIL Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans), famous for the early 60's song and dance craze "The Twist", got his stage name from Dick Clark's wife as play on the name of another popular musician at the time Fats Domino. by big_macaroons
That's odd. The guy is still holding on to that. I wonder what he did after his musical career peaked. Did he sell carpet remnants in Toledo for 20 years or something? I bet he did.
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