A look back at highlights from Albany's free summer concert series that started in 1990.

Thank Dick Clark's ex-wife. Rock-and-roll pioneer Fats Domino died of natural causes on Tuesday in a New Orleans suburb, according to reports. He was 89. And though rock and roll owes its soul to guys ...

In 1960, Chubby Checker released "The Twist", a song that became a cultural phenomenon, although it's actually a cover song.

Chubby Checker visits WHYY studios to speak with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY) Fifty-five years after his cover of the Hank Ballard tune, “The Twist” went to number one, ...

Before releasing “The Twist,” Chubby Checker was worried he was a has-been. A prophecy from an angel gave him encouragement. Checker revealed why he wanted to record “The Twist.” One of the most ...

This banned hit topped the charts twice.

Quick, who is the only recording artist to have five albums in the Top 12 all at once? It’s Chubby Checker. And that’s a surprise twist, because when you think Chubby Checker, most just think of one ...

Chubby Checker and computer technology just can't seem to get along. Decades before the 'Twist' singer sued the makers of an app that used his name as a euphemism for measuring genitalia, it turns out ...

NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA >> Chubby Checker is a household name for many around the world. Those in Northwest Philadelphia have a great affinity to the recording artists who turned songs like “Let’s Do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Back in the day,” Chubby Checker tells Billboard from his home in New Jersey, “I said, ‘I don’t want to be in the Rock Hall when ...

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: Chubby Checker performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 45th Annual Induction and Awards at Marriott Marquis Theater on June 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo ...