Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on TV for the first time on "American Bandstand."

Ed Donahue

Joan Crawford (Lucille Fay LeSueur) (March 23, 1904 – May 10, 1977)

Crawford was a noted, Oscar-winning film and television actress who started
her career as a dancer in Detroit. She was on the board of directors for Pepsi-
Cola after the death of her husband in 1959. Crawford was voted the tenth
greatest female star in the history of American cinema by the American Film
Institute.

Mildred Pierce was Crawford’s first starring film for Warner Bros.
after leaving MGM, and won her the Academy Award for Best
Actress.

This was Chubby Checker’s second #1 hit, after his 1960 single "The
Twist”. It also introduced a new dance style.

 
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans) will be 74 on
October 3.

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)