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Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 – January 31, 2015), 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), "See-Saw" (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 Grammy-winning song for Aretha Franklin. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994.
Writing in the Washington Post after his death, Terence McArdle said, "Mr. Covay’s career traversed nearly the entire spectrum of rhythm-and-blues music, from doo-wop to funk."
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- 12th Street Twist
- Lets Twist Again
- The Twist
- The Fly
- Alright Okay You Win
- The Arthur Murray Twist
- Stompin' at the Savoy
- Peppermint Twist
- Jersey Bounce-Twist
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Twistin' Time
- The Hucklebuck
- What's Good to You
- Rumble in the Jungle
- Hot Blood
- Gangster Strut
- I Been Here All the Time
- Enjoy What You Have
- We Can't Make It No More
- It's Better to Have
- A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
- Sexy Lady
- Sookie Sookie
- Everything's Gonna Be Everything
- A Woman's Love
- The Usual Place
- Preciouse You
- I Never Get Enough Of Your Love
- Everything Gonna Be Everything
- The Boomerang
