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Chubby Grigg died on 1983-10-10.
Biggest Hits in this order: The Twist (twice-1960 & 1961) Pony Time Limbo Rock Slow Twistin'
Chubby Johnson died on October 31, 1974, in Hollywood, California, USA of leg infection.
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".
Chubby Checker goes by Checker (NOT Chubby).