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But I'm really looking forward to honoring the song and Mark James. I'm really proud to be asked to do that.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMcBride says she's loved the song, so much so that she put it on her new album.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I always visualized how great it would be live. So we put it on the record, and we're doing it live in the show, so to get to sing it here tonight is so special,\" McBride said.\u003cbr/\u003eChubby Checker talked about his performance during the ASCAP Centennial celebration where he was set to perform, \"Let's Twist Again.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"It was the first rock and roll song that received a Grammy. In those days, rock and roll was not considered a high class form of music,\" Checker said.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen asked about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Checker pulled no punches.\u003cbr/\u003e\"If you put me in when I'm too old to make a living, then it's no good for me to be in there. Like the Rolling Stones, they're in there. The Beastie Boys are in there, they're young. Hall and Oates were just in there. Hall and Oates (blows kiss). They were just in there and they're still making money. I don't want to get in there when I'm 85-years old. I'll tell them to drop dead, so you better do it quick while I'm still smiling. Because if I get angry, you don't want to know about Chubby,\" Checker said.\u003cbr/\u003eAfter hugging and mugging for the cameras with Checker, Donovan spoke of the importance of his induction to this very special club.\u003cbr/\u003e\"To be recognized for your songs by songwriters is very special, because songwriting is a personal, private thing when we begin the song. It's different from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The rock hall is all about really big sales, big success, and celebrity, and millions of fans. This is about the song. It's very important for me,\" Donovan said.\u003cbr/\u003eImagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds received the Hal David Starlight award and performed a slow, piano version of the Grammy-winning \"Radioactive,\" which he wrote along with his band mates.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's what I've been doing since I was a young kid. I still have a lot to learn, but this is an incredible honor. As an artist this is very validating and it feels great,\" Reynolds said.\u003cbr/\u003e14-year old Jackie Evancho performed 'Over the Rainbow' as  it was honored with the Towering Song Award.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It means a lot because it's a major honor to even be here to begin with, so to be able to sing is just one step ahead, I'm really excited,\" Evancho said.\u003cbr/\u003eKenny Gamble and Leon Huff were honored with the Johnny Mercer Award.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well it's an awesome award for Gamble and Huff. I'm glad to be in that number. All the music, it's great. I'm really excited about it. I'd like to thank the songwriter's organization for deeming us worthy of this award,\"  Huff said.\u003cbr/\u003eWhen asked about Daryl Hall's comment during his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction speech, Gamble gave a shout out to Checker.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think - I don't know, you gotta wait your turn with the Rock and Roll Hal of Fame. If anybody from Philly I think Chubby Checker should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He's the only person I know to have the same song go to No. 1 twice, so I'm putting a shout out for you Chubby, he's a good brother.\"\u003cbr/\u003e+++CLIENTS NOTE: Video contains flash photography\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 13 June 2013 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of Broadway theaters, pan to red carpet area\u003cbr/\u003e2. Medium of security outside red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e4. Medium of Chita Rivera walking on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e5. Camera cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Martina McBride/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"Anytime you can perform a song in front of the songwriter, it's a little nerve-wracking and intimidating. But I'm really looking forward to honoring the song and Mark James tonight. I'm really proud to be asked to do that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"You liked the song so much you put it on your new album?\")\u003cbr/\u003eMartina McBride: \"Yeah, it's on my new album. The album is called, 'Everlasting,' and 'Suspicious Minds,' is a song that I always wanted to record. I always visualized how great it would be live. So we put it on the record, and we're doing it live in the show, so to get to sing it here tonight is so special.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Tilt up of Chubby Checker doing 'The Twist'\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Chubby Checker/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Twist' is the No. 1 song of all time. In fact, from 1958 to 2008, 'The Twist' is the No. 1 song of all time. And last year, Billboard made 'The Twist' the No. 1 song for 55 years in a row.\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of Chubby Checker talking to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Chubby Checker/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"Let's Twist Again' was the first rock and roll song that received a Grammy. In those days, rock and roll was not considered a high class form of music.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Chubby Checker and Donovan\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Chubby Checker/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"If they decide to do that, that's OK. But the greatest thing about being a performer is when the audience is out there. There's thousands of them out there and you got the band and everybody's happy. That's the best you can do. Because if they put me in when I'm too old, I'm gonna tell them to drop dead. Because if you put me in when I'm too old to make a living, then it's no good for me to be in there. Like the Rolling Stones, they're in there. The Beastie Boys are in there, they're young. Hall and Oates were just in there. Hall and Oates (blows kiss). They were just in there and they're still making money. I don't want to get in there when I'm 85-years old. I'll tell them to drop dead, so you better do it quick while I'm still smiling. Because if I get angry, you don't want to know about Chubby.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of Chubby Checker and Donovan\u003cbr/\u003e14. Medium of Donovan and wife Linda Lawrence\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Donovan/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"To be recognized for your songs by songwriters is very special, because songwriting is a personal, private thing when we begin the song. It's different from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The rock hall is all about really big sales, big success, and celebrity, and millions of fans. This is about the song. It's very important for me, this.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of Dan Reynolds posing for photographers\u003cbr/\u003e17. Medium of Dan Reynolds talking to reporters\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Reynolds /Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a pretty great honor I would say. Probably one of the most important things to me as a musician is the core fundamental parts of songwriting. Basic melody, chord progression, lyrics. It's what I've been doing since I was a young kid. I still have a lot to learn, but this is an incredible honor. As an artist this is very validating and it feels great.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of Jackie Evancho posing for photographers\u003cbr/\u003e20. Medium of Jackie Evancho talking to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackie Evancho /Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"It means a lot because it's a major honor to even be here to begin with, so to be able to sing is just one step ahead, I'm really excited.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE (English) Aloe Blacc/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"I'm always excited. I don't get nervous to sing. It's like going to the office. You know, you're pretty comfortable going to work unless you're getting fired that day.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"So what are you going to sing tonight?\")\u003cbr/\u003eAloe Blacc: \"Tonight I'm going to sing 'Wake Me Up,' it's a song I co-wrote with Mike Einziger from Incubus and DJ Avicii.\"\u003cbr/\u003e23. Wide of Gamble and Huff\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (English) Leon Huff/Songwriter\u003cbr/\u003e\"I'm glad for Gamble and Huff. I'm glad to be in that number. All the music, it's great. I'm really excited about it. I'd like to thank the songwriter's organization for deeming us worthy of this award.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE (English) Leon Huff/Songwriter\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think - I don't know, you gotta wait your turn with the Rock and Roll Hal of Fame. If anybody from Philly I think Chubby Checker should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 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