Checker,Chubby Collection 1959-62 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 "American Bandstand" 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 "The Twist", eventually resulting in the dance becoming a sensation all round the world when he had a big hit with "Let's Twist Again" the following year. As well as other successful records based round the Twist theme, his producers at the Cameo label ensured that he became the vehicle for introducing a number of other dance crazes with hits like "Pony Time", "The Fly", "Limbo Rock" and "Popeye The Hitchhiker" 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, "Twist With Chubby Checker", "For Twisters Only", "It's Pony Time", "Let's Twist Again", "For Teen Twisters Only", "Limbo Party" and "Beach Party". It features all his 15 UK and US chart entries from these years, including the No. 1s "The Twist" and "Pony Time", and the Top 5 hits "Let's Twist Again", "Slow Twistin'" and "Limbo Rock". It's set that captures the essence of the dance craze era through the medium of one of it's prime movers.

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.S.A 10. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on 11. The Hucklebuck 12. Pony Time 13. Oh, Susannah 14. Dance the Mess Around 15. Good, Good Lovin' 16. Let's Twist Again 17. Everything's Gonna Be All Right 18. The Fly 19. That's the Way It Goes 20. Jingle Bell Rock 21. Jingle Bell Imitations 22. La Paloma Twist 23. Slow Twistin' 24. Teach Me to Twist 25. Swinging Together 26. Dancin' Party 27. Gotta Get Myself Together 28. Limbo Rock 29. Popeye 30. The "C. C. Rider" Stroll 31. The Strand 32. The Madison 33. The Slop 34. The Pony 35. Your Feet's Too Big 36. Twist Train 37. Mister Twister 38. But Girls! 39. At the Hop 40. The Watusi 41. The Hully Gully 42. The Stroll 43. The Mashed Potatoes 44. The Jet 45. The Continental Walk 46. Peanut Butter 47. Dance-A-Long 48. The Lose Your Inhibitions Twist 49. Peppermint Twist 50. Twist-A-Long 51. Love Is Like a Twist 52. Dear Lady Twist 53. La la Limbo 54. Mary Ann Limbo 55. Baby, Come Back 56. La Bamba 57. Surf Party 58. Oo-Kook-A-Boo 59. (We're Gone) Surfin' 60. Twist It Up