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Don Covay

American singer-songwriter (1936–2015)

Donald James Randolph, better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll, and soul singer-songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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Don Covay

what: one person
from: Orangeburg
born: 1938
until: 2015
on the air here: 1 song

File card: Don Covay

real name: Donald James Randolph

labels: Atlantic Records, Red Robin Records

genres: rhythm and blues

plays: voice

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Early life

Covay was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina. His father, a Baptist preacher, died when Covay was eight. He resettled in Washington, D.C., with his mother Helen Zimmerman Randolph and his siblings in the early 1950s and initially sang in the Cherry Keys, his family's gospel quartet. He crossed over to secular music as a member of the Rainbows and made his first recordings with that group in 1956.

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Career

Covay's solo career began in 1957 as part of the Little Richard Revue, when he worked both as the star's chauffeur and as an opening act. A single, "Bip Bop Bip", on which Covay was billed as "Pretty Boy", was released on Atlantic, produced by Little Richard and featuring his backing band, the Upsetters.

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Don Covay (born March 24, 1938, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA - died January 31, 2015, Franklin Square, New York, USA) was an American R&B, rock and roll, blues and soul singer and songwriter. He initially sang in his family's gospel quartet and then briefly joined the doo-wop group The Rainbows (3). He was an important figure in the soul music explosion of the 1960's as a writer and performer. His first big hit was Pony Time by Chubby Checker (1961) and he also wrote the hits See-Saw (co-written with ) and Chain Of Fools. Also known as: C. Convay, Cavan, Cavoy, Cebvay, Con Covay From Discogs (free to use). Their entry