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Also known as Donald James Randolph

American musician (1938–2015)

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1938-03-24
Active to
2015-01-31
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Don Covay (born Donald Randolph, March 24, 1938 – January 30, 2015) was an American R&B, rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994. Donald Randolph was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. His father a Baptist preacher died when Don was eight. Covay resettled in Washington D.C. during the early 1950s and initially sang in the Cherry Keys, his family's gospel quartet. <a

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date of death
2015-01-31
date of birth
1938-03-23
start of work period
1956-00-00
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