IdealBlueMan t1_it8osuc wrote
Reply to comment by oldmaninmy30s 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
There was an interview some years ago where he said that, with The Twist, he introduced the idea of dancing apart to the beat (in those words, IIRC). That has become the standard way for people to dance to live music.
oldmaninmy30s t1_it8pzqi wrote
He might have been on to something
It seems like half of the most successful pop songs are just instructions
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