| Dads Name: |
Raymond
(Jim Dawson) |
| Dads Occupation: |
Construction Worker |
| Other Siblings: |
(Two Brothers) Spencer &
Tracy |
| Moved from Sth Car: |
1950
(Tonya Parker Morrison - American Press) |
| Moved to: |
Philadelphia
(Tonya Parker Morrison - American Press) |
| School: |
South Philadelphia High School (Jim
Dawson) |
| Graduated: |
1960
(Tonya Parker Morrison - American Press) |
| First Group: |
Fat Ernie & The Quantrells (Chubby's own words TV Interview) |
Did anyone in
Quantrells rock on: |
Not Known |
| First Jobs: |
Ice Man, Shoe Shine Boy,
Butcher Boy
(Tonya Parker Morrison - American Press) |
| Next Job: |
Tony Anastazi's Produce
Store
Fifth & Eleventh Street
Tony gave Ernest, first part of his stage name
CHUBBY
(Tonya Parker Morrison - American Press) |
| That Chicken Shop Job: |
Henry Colt(apiano)'s [Jim
Dawson] Chicken Store
at $15.00 per week
(Tonya Parker Morrison - American Press) |
| First Recording: |
Jingle Bells (with
Imitations of Elvis & Fats etc)
told to Hank during meeting with Chubby
for Dick and Bobbie
[Barbara - Jim Dawson]Clark's[1958] Christmas RECARD |
Contracted to Cameo
Parkway as: |
Ernest Evans, later
changed to Chubby Checker |
| Address of Parkway: |
1405 Locust Street,
Philadelphia. (215KL5-1140) |
Rights to
Parkway Material: |
ABKCO Music &
Records Inc
(Alan B. Klein)
1700 Broadway, New York NY 10019
Phone: (212) 399 0300
Telex: 234874
Telefax: (212) 582 5090 |
| First Commercial
Disc: |
Schooldays Oh
Schooldays b/w The Class |
| Label & Number: |
Parkway Records P
804 |
| First Charted
Single: |
The Class (B Side)
18th May,
1959 Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Peaked at No: 38 Chart bound: 7 weeks |
| First Appearance on
Bandstand: |
April 29, 1958
[Performed 'The Class']
(Mani - Thank you Mani - Europe) |
| Next Singles: |
Whole lotta laughin’
/ Samson and Delilah
(Parkway P808) [uncharted]
Dancing Dinosaur / Those private eyes
(keep watchin’ me)
(Parkway P810)[uncharted] |
| Next Hit: |
The Twist recorded
at the behest of Mr Dick Clark (Bandstand) as a
cover of the Hank Ballard
original on King Records.
Chubby (Parkway P811) |
| First Charted |
1st August, 1960
Peaked at No: 1
Chart bound: 18 weeks |
| Re-Entry: |
13th November, 1961
Peaked at No: 1 Chart bound: 21 weeks. |
| Famous for: |
ONLY 45 Single
Record to TOP the Charts
in two different years.
White Christmas by Bing Crosby did it,
it was a 78 rpm record in the 40’s |
| Total Chart Stay: |
39 weeks |
| Sales: |
Reported as in
excess (well sold heaps anyway) |
| Twist Anthem: |
Without doubt,
Let’s Twist Again (Parkway 824)
Peaked at No: 8 Chart bound: 23 weeks |
| Married to: |
Catherina Lodders
(Miss World 1962)
Sister-in-Law Hilde |
| When: |
12th April, 1964
(Unverified)
Some say September |
| Where: |
Netherlands
(Chris W. Lenz - Denmark) |
| Children: |
Two Daughters &
a son [Bianca, Ilka] [Shan]
Chubby & Shan |
| Currently Lives: |
Swedsford Road, Paoli PA. 19301-0000 |
| Past times: |
Extremely
interested in Garbage Disposal
Wants to help in its reduction.
[Told to Hank by Chubby] |
| Passions: |
I suspect:- Family
& Performing, his Faith |
| Total Career Chart
Stay: |
328 weeks or (6
years and 16 weeks) [Billboard Hot 100 Singles] |
| Reported Record
Sales: |
250,000,000 + units |
| Artist - Sales
Ranking: |
No: 56 Top Record
Seller in History |
| Labels Recorded
for: |
Parkway (Cameo
Parkway Records) (1959-1967)
Buddah Records (1969)
20th Century Records (1973)
Amherst Records (1976)
MCA (1983)
Tin Pan Apple (with Fat Boys) (1988)
Teec/Sun Records (1994)
Teec 1994 - current
Bare Bones, 1997 |
| Milestone: |
Chubby Released: 38
Singles
Chubby has Charted 33 times,
can this RATIO be claimed by any other recording
Artist.??? |
| Management: |
Ernest Evans Corp /
Twisted Entertainment
2nd Floor
320 Fayette Street,
Conshohocken PA 19428
Phone: 610 834 9201 FAX: 610 834 9205
|
