American singer, performer and composer. The most popular song - "Let's Twist Again", everyone heard, it is often used in modern cinema to recreate the atmosphere of the sixties.
Biography
Born in 1941 in South Carolina, USA. At the age of eight, participates in a group playing musical compositions on the streets of the city. At the same time attending school, she is engaged in music at Settlement Music School. At school, he often entertains classmates, imitating popular singers of that time, for example, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
After graduation, he worked as an animator, entertaining customers of the store. His boss, impressed by the jokes and Chubby's voice, with the help of a friend from the record company, gave the young singer the opportunity to record his first single. On the record, Chubby sings the children's song "Mary Had a Little Lamb", imitating the voices of famous artists.
Career
The first recording of the singer attracted the attention of studio managers, and with the consent of the singer, was sent to the radio. The song was aired on Christmas greetings. Listeners accepted the funny composition with enthusiasm.
In 1960, Checker recorded the famous single "The Twist". The composition became extremely popular, had significant commercial success. Twice topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
In 1961 he recorded the dance song "Let's Twist Again", which became Chubby's second commercial success. With this song, Checker was nominated for a Grammy.
The song "Limbo Rock", released in 1962, was the last successful song of the singer in America of the sixties. Checker leaves for Europe until the early seventies touring and recording dance tunes, but without much success.
In 1971 he recorded an album of psychedelic music. The disc turned out to be an absolute failure, despite the popularity of Checker and the participation in the promotion of the famous producer Ed Chaplin.
In the eighties and nineties he continues to tour America and Europe, performing old hits and covers of popular compositions, and participates in numerous television shows as an invited celebrity.
In 2008 he released the single "Knock Down the Wall", the song became a hit, ranks first in the US charts. In the same year, his single "The Twist" was named by Billboard magazine the most popular hit in 50 years.
