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The first song to hit #1 in 1962 wasn’t a new song. It was Chubby Checker’s “The Twist,” back out of nowhere for a two-week run. Sometime between 1960, when the song came out, and 1962, when it ...
Joey Dee and the Starlighters will be performing tonight at the 16th Street Park Amphitheater at 7 p.m. Having sold over 15 million records, Joey Dee and the Starliters will have the audience jumping ...
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Joey Dee & The Starliters were similar to thousands of other east coast bands playing in clubs and hoping to receive a recording contract. While later touring ...
PASSAIC — It was 1962 all over in the city of Passaic. The city on Sunday honored native son Joey Dee and The Starliters. The group is best known for "The Peppermint Twist." Dee, whose real name is ...
The first song to hit #1 in 1962 wasn't a new song. It was Chubby Checker's "The Twist," back out of nowhere for a two-week run. Sometime between 1960, when the song came out, and 1962, when it ...