A famous singer is skipping his long-awaited induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .

Chubby Checker is scheduled to be inducted into the Rock Hall on Nov. 8, but recently revealed he won’t be attending. Instead, he booked another concert for the same night — on purpose.

“We’re not coming. We have a gig,” Checker told the crowd at a July 27 concert in Des Plaines, Illinois. “I told my manager, ‘Make sure when we go to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the induction that I’m doing what I love doing the most, being in front of an audience. A live audience, not a television audience.’”

According to Ultimate Classic Rock , the Rock Hall appears to be OK with Checker’s decision. The organization presented him with his induction trophy at the concert, nearly four months before all

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