Word: hucklebuck
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...hall: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. As footloose popularizer of the Twist, Checker wants a statue of his likeness erected in the Hall of Fame's courtyard for services to dancing. (He also popularized the Fly, the Pony and the now legendary Hucklebuck.) "This is Nobel Prize territory," he insists. The quest came to him after an appearance on a sitcom. "A line in the script was 'I thought Chubby Checker was dead!'" he says. "It got me thinking." Problem is, the singer, aerobic-tape shaker and Chubby Checker's Beef Jerky maker...