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 ...

Acclaimed pop and doo wop acts will take the stage for "An Evening of Pop and Doo Wop" at the Suncoast Showroom August 23 and 24. Jay Seigel's Tokens are best known for their doo wop hits, "The Lion ...

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 ...

There have been twists and turns in the life of Joseph DiNicola, Jr. ever since that Sunday afternoon in October 1961 when the pint-sized kid from Passaic stepped up to the microphone in a Manhattan ...

Jan. 5—The Starliters are ready to cut a rug this Valentine's Day with their latest dance moves. The Valentine's Dance will begin at 8 p.m. and will run until 11 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Duncan Golf and ...

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 ...