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Within Vinony's link graph, Don Covay is referenced by 182 other articles, and connects out to rhythm and blues, Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Vinony files it under 1936 births, 2015 deaths and American male singers.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
Known for
- Ready Steady Go! — Self1963
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1938-03-24
- Active to
- 2015-01-31
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 106,823
- Total plays
- 461,421
Tags
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Randolph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Orangeburg
- Place of death
- Franklin Square
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
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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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Available in 7 languages
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