This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. 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.
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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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