On this day in Rock and Roll History - August 6, 1960 Chubby Checker performs "The Twist" for the first time on TV when he appears on Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beechnut Show. The song would go on to top the Billboard Hot 100 next September, reach #2 in Canada, but did not chart in the UK. "The Twist" is an iconic rock and roll song performed by Chubby Checker, released in 1960. Originally written and first released by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters in 1959, Chubby Checker's version brought t