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Sunday, February 1, 2015
Don Covay
Singer and songwriter -- via soultracks. AKA Donald Randolph. He wrote some classics, including "Chain of Fools," "See Saw," "Sookie Sookie," and more. Started off as a child gospel singer, then started singing R & B with the likes of a young Marvin Gaye, and finally broke in to the big time with Little Richard and Solomon Burke.
