Chubby Checker - Harder then Diamond

[mattanddi62]

I only heard this once on the radio and remember exactly where I was when I did. I was driving about 5 minutes from my house and when the DJ said it was Chubby Checker I was extremely surprised. I went out and bought the single. Good song.

[zapwatt]

'than', not "then"

[tonfan]

yeah i remember this being played on rock radio back then and being stunned when I heard it was chubby checker....Great tune !!

[ColonelPhillipGreen]

This is a great song but "cathytreks" here at you tube has a cleaner, and better video version of this video, no offense commandocody.

Semper Fi!

Colonel Phillip Green - USMC USAF

[Kilfinane55]

to view a clearer video of Harder than diamond, go to kilfinane55.....

[dpdc06]

This overlooked album had a few great AOR tracks on it and my favorite was "Harder Than a Diamond". He also put out a psychedelic album in the 60's. Both show how Chubby Checker was more than The Twist. He could rock with the best of them.

[kanderson8384]

Thats my uncle on bass what a trip!

[scollins149]

The one and only Joe Martinez...

[junkmale12345]

i use to work with Joe when I was with chubby in 1982-84 tell him Dave from buffalo says hi!

[Jordingo]

When I saw this very performance on TV, I went and bought the LP since it was not on CD. Only the big stuff and classical music was on CD. I enjoyed this song and nothing else off the album. It's an EXCELLENT song and exactly on of my favorite types of music. Check out the song Driver's Seat on YouTube by a band called Sniff 'n' The Tears

[saltwaterebel]

"rodeo drive" by sniff n the tears is great also

[judsons]

And he's not in the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Shame on them. He deserves it more than some already there.

[MusicDude86]

that's why it's now known as the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame!!!!

[BIGBUCK20]

I've not heard this in years!! Great song and thanks for posting!!!!!!!

[54spiritedwill54]

Lets Twist

[dcdp06]

Wow! I can't believe I actually found this here. After all these years this song was running through my head today so I did some searching for it. The album it's from was not really meant for his stuck-in-the-old days Twist fans but for the album rock fans of the time. He showed he could play with the new crowd. If Bruce Springsteen had cut this song it would have been a hit.

[jwmellott]

Same here, I've been looking for years.

It was played on the "Hard Rock" station in Indianapolis in the early '80's. Does anyone have the studio version that can be uploaded?

[Jordingo]

Except that this song is better(more melodic)than anything Springsteen has ever played. What the heck is it with that guy's music? How can people like it? Well, it's a matter of taste. Yuk. This is more like what I like.

[AuteursSogoth]

Love this

Chubby is much more then only "twist"

he's one of a kind

[perucd]

hey man ! return my twist´s king ! c´mon chubby is that fat man? c´mon let´s twist and return to the 50's with the young chubby !

[oscarperez14]

YOUR MOM IS A FAT MAN!!!

[wadepreston]

Wade Preston on piano, Sammy Merindino on drums, Joe Martinez on Bass, Robbie Walsh on Guitar and Roy Robertson on Sax. It was Feb, 1982

[DaliJim]

Woah that's great!

[Obelisk2290]

I loved this when i saw it live I was amazed he did something that the trist

[Lvisfan61]

I was working at a Top 40 station at the time this song and "Running" came out. I thought they were great. But radio didn't even give him a chance. The story I heard was that a lot of Program and Music Directors saw the name on the record and all they dould think of was .."oh that's the Twist guy"...and threw it away without giving it a chance. These two songs had hit written all over them! But that's the sorry state of radio then and not much has changed today.

[MIDLORZ]

this love this song and performance,

chubby is mostly know for the twist

but this show's all of us his greatness!

[najishow]

This is so awful!!!! I can't watch it!

[MICKEYSMONKEY]

What?....No twistin?

[Wholelotofshakingoin]

Lets Twist

[unclechristo]

great video - thanks

[saintsluggo]

Great song and performance. How in the hell did I miss this album. Chubby Rocks!!