It was at this recording session that Evans got his stage name from Clark's wife, who asked Evans what his name was. "Well", he replied, "my friends call me 'Chubby'". As he had just completed a Fats Domino impression, she smiled and said, "As in Checker?" That little play on words ('chubby' meaning 'fat', and 'checkers', like 'dominos', being a game) got an instant laugh and stuck, and from then on, Evans would use the name "Chubby Checker".
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There was an earlier artist named "Fats Domino" from which Chubby Checker drew much of his musical inspiration. Because of this, he chose a similar pseudonym.
Chubby Checker goes by Checker (NOT Chubby).
Chubby Checker
He is married to Catharina Lodders Evans.
They are Bianca, Shan and Ilka. Rina (Catharina) is his wife.
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