Don Covay : Everything I Do Goin Be Funky

Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 January 31, 2015), 1 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), SeeSaw (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 Grammywinning song for Aretha Franklin. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994.