Don Covay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Don Covay

American musician

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1938

Place of Birth: Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jan-2015

Profession: composer, singer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 – January 31, 2015), better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s.
His most successful recordings include "Mercy, Mercy" (1964), "See-Saw" (1965), and "It's Better to Have (and Don't Need)" (1974).
He also wrote "Pony Time", a US number 1 hit for Chubby Checker, and "Chain of Fools", a Grammy-winning song for Aretha Franklin.
He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994. Writing in the Washington Post after his death, Terence McArdle said, "Mr.
Covay’s career traversed nearly the entire spectrum of rhythm-and-blues music, from doo-wop to funk."