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...
