"Maybellene" by Chuck Berry needed 36 takes while it was recorded at Chicago's Universal Record Studios. It would roar to #1 ...

A clip of "Maybellene" would be heard in the breakthrough song-break-in novelty record, "The Flying Saucer," by (Bill) Buchanan and (Dickie) Goodman in 1956. The part heard was the lyrics, "the motor ...

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It took 17 years and three ballots, but the MTV icon is finally assuming her rightful place alongside her heroes in the Hall ...

“They wanted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Philadelphia, and I’m a very good friend of Dick Clark’s, who made Chubby Checker’s career,” he says. “But I wanted it to be where they ...

Getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should be easy for music icons, but one artist proves that is not the case, as they are snubbed again.

Oh my gosh, holy smoke, hallelujah and anything else you want to add but Grand Avenue is totally open! I took a cruise down Grand early Sunday afternoon, and traversed the two roundabouts successfully ...

Chubby Checker is happy to receive his long-overdue accolades as part of an illustrious 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class that includes Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden, and The ...

Give the man some credit!” How on Earth was Chubby Checker not already in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame? Should he have gone in, like, the inaugural class, whenever that was? https://t.co ...

Chubby Checker, meanwhile, practically begged to get in. He protested outside of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2004 over the lack of airplay for “The Twist” (which was ...

Bad Company finally gets inducted this year into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But there’s one notable snub: Late Southwest ...

A music legend says he’s honored to finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but wants more. Chubby Checker famously complained in 2002 about not being included in the Rock Hall ...