Chubby Checker Autographs
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the pony dance style with the 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later (in 1962); that year, he also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", originally a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics, and its trademark Limbo dance, as well as other dance styles such as The Fly. In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1960, an honor it maintained in an August 2013 update of the list.
Checker was born Ernest Evans in Spring Gully, South Carolina. He was raised in the projects of South Philadelphia, where he lived with his parents, Raymond and Eartle Evans, and two brothers. By age eleven, Evans formed a street-corner harmony group. By the time he entered high school, Ernest had learned to play the piano a little at Settlement Music School. He entertained his classmates by performing vocal impressions of popular entertainers of the day, such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. One of his classmates and friends at South Philadelphia High School was Fabian Forte, who would become a popular performer of the late 1950s and early 1960s as Fabian.
After school Evans would entertain customers at his various jobs, including Fresh Farm Poultry in the Italian Market on Ninth Street and at the Produce Market, with songs and jokes. It was his boss at the Produce Market, "Tony A.", who gave Evans the nickname "Chubby". The owner of Fresh Farm Poultry, Henry Colt, was so impressed by the boy's performances for the customers that he, along with his colleague and friend Kal Mann, who worked as a songwriter for Cameo-Parkway Records, arranged for young Chubby to do a private recording for American Bandstand host Dick Clark. After hearing Chubby's Fats Domino impression, Clark's wife Barbara suggested that Chubby be called "Chubby Checker" in homage to Fats Domino.
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Current items with a signature of Chubby Checker
These are the most current items with a signature of Chubby Checker that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Authentic Autographed T shirt By Chubby Checker 1999 W/Concert Paper | $100.00 |  |
| Authentic Autographed T shirt By Chubby Checker 1999 W/Concert Paper | $100.00 | |
Traded items with a signature of Chubby Checker
The most expensive item with a signature of Chubby Checker (CHUBBY CHECKER SIGNED THE TWIST GRAPHICS ART F/S ELECTRIC GUITAR AUTOGRAPHED PSA) was sold in March 2025 for $1,344.94 while the cheapest item (Very Rare Autographed Chubby Checker Your Twist Party Signed Framed Vinyl Record) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2025. The month with the most items sold (5) was October 2008 with an average selling price of $4.25 for an autographed item of Chubby Checker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2022 with $100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2011. In average, an autographed item from Chubby Checker is worth $15.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chubby Checker were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1997 CHUBBY CHECKER AUTOGRAPHED PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH | $56.99 |  |
| 1997 CHUBBY CHECKER AUTOGRAPHED PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH | $56.99 | |
| 1997 CHUBBY CHECKER Signed Photo 8x10 Music Actor Autograph Magic THE TWIST rare | $75.00 | |
| 1997 CHUBBY CHECKER Signed Photo 8x10 Music Actor Autograph Magic THE TWIST rare | $75.00 | |
 | Chubby Checker Signed "Chubby Checker Classics" CD Cover | $25.00 | |
| Chubby Checker Signed "Chubby Checker Classics" CD Cover | $25.00 | |
| CHUBBY CHECKER Signed Pyle Pro Microphone PSA/DNA AUTO COA | $37.01 | |
| Chubby Checker Singer-Songwriter, The Twist/Dance Signed 3x5 Index Card E23226 | $9.99 | |
| Chubby Checker Singer-Songwriter, The Twist/Dance Signed 3x5 Index Card E23226 | $9.99 | |
 | Chubby Checker The Twist Hand Signed 4x6 Photo TC46-7171 | $19.99 | |
| Chubby Checker The Twist Hand Signed 4x6 Photo TC46-7171 | $19.99 | |
 | Chubby Checker The Twist Hand Signed 4x6 Photo TC46-7172 | $19.99 | |
| Chubby Checker The Twist Hand Signed 4x6 Photo TC46-7172 | $19.99 | |
 | Chubby Checker The Twist Hand Signed 8x10 Photo | $44.99 | |
| Chubby Checker The Twist Hand Signed 8x10 Photo | $44.99 | |
