Chubby Checker and The Spinners Play MPAC Tonight

Enjoy a double bill of classic pop, featuring Chubby Checker and The Spinners, at Mayo Performing Art Center, tonight, October 17 at 8 pm. Tickets are $39-89.

In 2 minutes & 42 Seconds, Chubby Checker revolutionized popular culture and changed the music business forever. When he appeared on American Bandstand in 1960 and performed "The Twist," it was the dawn of a new era in Rock and Roll. Dancing apart to the beat was born and teenagers found a new way to express themselves. Chubby's dance style has extended from Woodstock, thru disco to the present day. He stands alone as a one of a kind rock icon, who has had 36 hit records, is the only artist to have a single go to # 1 twice, and according to Billboard, has the # 1 single for the whole decade of the 60's. Chubby was awarded the first platinum single, the first Rock Grammy and has sold an astounding 250,000,000 records over the years. That's why Dick Clark has said: "The three most important things that ever happened in the music industry are Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Chubby Checker."

The classic group sound of legendary R&B recording artists, The Spinners has never lost its universal appeal. Throughout the years they have sold millions of records and topped both the Pop and R&B charts with smash hits like "I'll Be Around" and "Then Came You." "One Of A Kind (Love Affair)," "Games People Play," "The Rubberband Man," "Working My Way Back to You," and "The Cupid Melody. Today, original member Henry Fambrough is joined onstage by lead singer Charlton Washington, high tenor Marvin Taylor, tenor Ronnie Moss, and bass singer Jessie Peck; a soul-infused 5-piece band, led by Keith Ferguson, backs them up.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2015-2016 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.