In this episode we’re talking about the Twist.  The dance that took the teenage world by storm in the 1950s and 1960s.  More broadly, we’re talking about its various different recordings, and the artist whose cover of the song made it into a smash hit phenomenon, Chubby Checker. Here, helping us with this episode is Musicologist, Music Historian and Rock Musician, Dr Alexander Carpenter of the University of Alberta, Canada.

In this episode we’re talking about the Twist. The dance that took the teenage world by storm in the 1950s and 1960s. More broadly, we’re talking about its various different recordings, and the artist whose cover of the song made it into a smash hit phenomenon, Chubby Checker. Here, helping us with this episode is Musicologist, Music Historian and Rock Musician, Dr Alexander Carpenter of the University of Alberta, Canada.

In this episode we’re talking about the Twist.&nbsp; The dance that took the teenage world by storm in the 1950s and 1960s.&nbsp; More broadly, we’re talking about its various different recordings, and the artist whose cover of the song made it into a smash hit phenomenon, Chubby Checker. Here, helping us with this episode is Musicologist, Music Historian and Rock Musician, Dr Alexander Carpenter of the University of Alberta, Canada.

Episode 76 - Chubby Checker

This podcast series is a journey through history, one guided by the lyrics of Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire". Join us for an educational and fun exploration of the events, people, and inventions that helped to shape the modern world during the Cold War. These roughly half-hour episodes place a microscope on each of Billy Joel’s lyrics, discovering the rich detail that helps breathe life into the past. Narrated by Robin Harrison, each episode also features interviews with guest speakers, including experts in the field and friends and family of the people being discussed. Together, we’ll learn why Billy Joel wrote the lyrics he did and hopefully come to understand what he meant when he sang “We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning, since the world’s been turning.”

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Episode 76 - Chubby Checker

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