Ain't nothing capture the imagination of a nation more than a dance craze. In the 20's people were frantically learning 'The Turkey Trot' and 'The Black Bottom'. 'The Twist was never intended to be a big deal. The song started out as the flip side of a Hank Ballard & The Moonlighters record. When Hank left the band it was Philadelphia singer Chubby Checker that took Hanks place. After performing 'The Twist' on American Bandstand the record took off, inspiring a nation's club goers to take to the dance floor and shake their booty. It didn't matter if you could dance or not, 'The Twist' was embraced by all. The record was so popular that it topped the American charts twice and Chubby Checker went on to record numerous other dance based records, such as 'Pony Time', 'Limbo' and 'The Fly'.
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