Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans, October 3, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the The Twist with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist". In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958.[LINK: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_en_mu/music_billboard_top_song;_ylt=Aqm2q9lJ032miBZ_o6gAg_a_.nQA] News.yahoo.com Early life Ernest Evans was born in Spring Gulley, South Carolina[LINK: http://www.chubbychecker.com/bio.asp] Chubbycheecker.com and as a child was raised in the projects of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lived with his parents and two brothers. By the age of eight Evans had formed a street corner harmony group and, by the time he entered high school, had

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