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checker-roll
† ˈchecker-roll, ˈchequer-roll Obs. [f. checker, chequer n.1 + roll n.] A roll of persons chargeable to the royal exchequer; check-roll. transf. a roll or list of persons.1461–82 Lib. Niger Edw. IV (Chaucer Soc. 1876) Yeomen of Chambre iv, Taking for there wages, as yomen of Crowne doe in the Checke...
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check-roll
† check-roll Obs. [App. a later variant of checker-roll; perhaps partly phonetic, through running together of the two r's in checker-roll, but probably established by being associated in thought with check v. Checker-roll is the form first occurring in official documents; later quotations of these o...
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Checker and the Derailleurs
Checker and the Derailleurs is a 1988 novel by American novelist Lionel Shriver. References
Rock and roll
1988 American novels
Novels about music
Fictional rock musicians
Novels by Lionel Shriver
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Chubby Checker
Checker's follow-up "twist" single, "Let's Twist Again", won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording. In 2015, Checker joined forces with Howard Perl Entertainment and Hard Rock Rocksino to produce "Rock and Roll to The Rescue", a show designed to raise
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Danny Overbea
On his second Checker single, "Forty Cups of Coffee", he was backed by the King Kolax Orchestra. According to Allmusic, Overbea's first two Checker records were "essentially rock ‘n’ roll songs before the concept of ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ had even emerged
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Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger
Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger is the fifth studio album by American rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley released in December 1960 by Checker Records. Songs
"Gunslinger"
This song was originally released as the a-side of Checker single 965 in November 1960.
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Kal Mann
, which won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording. Mann co-wrote songs with Lowe and Dave Appell, yielding a number of major rock and roll hits such as Charlie Gracie's "Butterfly," which sold more than
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For Twisters Only
For Twisters Only is the second album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1960 by Parkway Records. Twister" (Kal Mann)
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (Dave "Curlee" Williams)
Side B
"Hold Tight" (Jerry Brandow, Willie Spottswood)
"Shake Rattle and Roll
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The Class (song)
"The Class" is 1959 novelty song by American rock and roll recording artist Chubby Checker. In the song, Checker plays a music teacher who asks his class (Checker doing impressions of various musicians) for their homework, which are variations
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Twist (dance)
The twist is a dance that was inspired by rock and roll music. In his "Winin' Boy Blues" in the late 1930s, Jelly Roll Morton sang, "Mama, mama, look at sis, she's out on the levee doing the double twist".
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Hairspray (1988 soundtrack)
Track listing
It features one original song and rock and roll and rhythm and blues songs by other artists that were used in the film. Checker
"The Fly" – Chubby Checker
"The Bird" – The Dutones (not to be confused with The Five Du-Tones, who are also featured on the soundtrack)
"Pony
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Spring Gully, South Carolina
Notable person
Chubby Checker, a rock and roll singer, was born in Spring Gully in 1941.
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Backgammon notation
Moves are recorded using the notation:
4-2: 8/4 6/4
This denotes a roll of 4-2, and the corresponding checker moves from point 8 to 4 and from 6 to Similarly, 13/7*/5 denotes a move corresponding to a roll 6-2 and a checker moving from 13 to 5 hitting a checker at the in-between step at point 7.
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Let's Twist Again
The song received the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording. A sample of "Der Twist Beginnt" would later be used by The Residents to begin their 1976 album The Third Reich 'n Roll.
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