After talking with Little Joe Cook I found out that he was the original writer of the Twist. He did not want to record it so he gave it too Hank, lock stock & barrel. Dick Clark id not steal it as somebody said. He or somebody had Chubby do a cover. Hank did it in 1959 and Chubby did it in 1960, The dance originated on the Buddy Deane show in Baltimore with Hanks version. After Chubby released it the rest is history.