By 1958, though they were largely a forgotten group. We talked about them most in the episode on “The Wallflower”, which was based on their hit “Work With Me Annie”, and they’ve cropped up in passing in a number of other places, most recently in the episode on Jackie Wilson. One of the groups that have been a perennial background player in our story so far has been Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. We’re going to look at Chubby Checker, and at “the Twist”, and how a B-side by a washed-up R&B group became the most successful record in chart history: It’s a record that, a year after it went to number one for the first time, started a craze that would encompass everyone from teenagers in Philadelphia to the first lady of the United States. It is the only non-Christmas-themed record - ever - to go to number one on the Billboard pop charts, drop off, and go back to number one again later. Today we’re going to look at a record that achieved a feat that’s unique in American history. This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon.
#Peppermint twist chubby checker plus
This collection of Hank Ballard’s fifties singles is absolutely essential for any lover of R&B.Īnd this four-CD box set contains all Chubby Checker’s pre-1962 recordings, plus a selection of other Twist hits from 1961 and 62, including recordings by Johnny Hallyday, Bill Haley, Vince Taylor, and others. Much of the information in this episode comes from The Twist: The Story of the Song and Dance That Changed the Worldby Jim Dawson.
#Peppermint twist chubby checker full
That store will be updated semi-regularly.Īs always, I’ve created a Mixcloud streaming playlist with full versions of all the songs in the episode. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at and Īlso, people have asked me to start selling podcast merchandise, so you can now buy T-shirts from. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Viens Danser le Twist” by Johnny Hallyday, a cover of a Chubby Checker record that became the first number one for France’s biggest rock star. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on July 25, 2020Įpisode ninety-one of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “The Twist” by Chubby Checker, and how the biggest hit single ever had its roots in hard R&B.
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