On this day in 1960, Chubby Checker performs “The Twist” on American TV for the first time on “American Bandstand.” The song is a nearly exact copy of the Hank Ballard original which, due to a back room deal between Dick Clark and Sid Nathan, never gets off the ground.

Today’s show features music performed by Chubby Checker

Bonus interview with Hank Ballard…

On this day in Blues history is published every day in video format on Bluesland (on Facebook) and on BlueSky