Don Covay

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 [a=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 [i]Pony Time[/i] by [a=Chubby Checker] (1961) and he also wrote the [a38863] hits [i]See-Saw[/i] (co-written with [a292375]) and [i]Chain Of Fools[/i].