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Don Covay

The singer-songwriter Don Covay began his life in the music business as a warm-up act for Little Richard in the late 1950s touring with Richard's revue and also working as the star's chauffeur. From these humble beginnings Covay began to build a musical career, moving from label to label until he eventually landed at Columbia Records. His first chart success was with the single 'Pony Time' which made it into the charts and introduced a new dance craze to American audiences. A year later Chubby Checker recorded a version and it went to number one in the R&B Charts. Covay's ca...