The Twist (song) The Twist (song) "The Twist" is an American pop song written and originally released in early 1959 (having been recorded on 11/11/1958) by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter". Ballard's version was a moderate 1960 hit, peaking at number 28 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Chubby Checker's 1960 cover version of the song gave birth to the Twist dance craze. His single became a hit, reaching number 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on September 19, 1960, where it stayed for one week, and setting a record as the only song to reach
King of the Royal Mounted strip was passed on to , who took over the daily strip as well in April 1938. From 1939, Gaylord DuBois became the writer and Jim Gary became the artist, creating "King" until it ended in March 1955. In the end, it was Jim Gary who became the artist most closely associated with the strip. King of the Royal Mounted King of the Royal Mounted is an American comics series created in 1935 by Stephen Slesinger, based on popular Western writer Zane Grey's byline and marketed as "Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted". The series' protagonist is Dave King,