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TIL The Twist was originally written and recorded by Hank Ballard and The Midnighters and went on to be a number one hit in 1960 but Dick Clark recommended to Cameo Records that a more wholesome Chubby Checker rerecord the song, which became a number one hit again in 1962.

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