Don Covay(1938-2015)

Composer
Soundtrack

Don Covay was born on 24 March 1938 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. He was a composer, known for Frequency (2000), Sneakers (1992) and Rat Race (2001). He was married to Yvonne Darby. He died on 31 January 2015 in Franklin Square, New York, USA.

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Known for

Frequency

7.4

Soundtrack("Sookie Sookie")

2000

Sneakers

7.1

Soundtrack("Chain Of Fools")

1992

Rat Race

6.5

Soundtrack("Chain of Fools")

2001

The Pelican Brief

6.6

Soundtrack("Chain Of Fools")

1993

Credits

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Composer

The Singers: Aretha Franklin Close Up
TV Special
- Composer
- 1968

Soundtrack

The Voice
5.2
TV Series
- writer: "Chain of Fools"
- 2017–2023
The Perfect Find
5.2
- writer: "Chain of Fools"
- 2023
Respect
6.6
- writer: "Chain of Fools"
- 2021
Genius
8.2
TV Series
- writer: "See Saw"
- writer: "Chain of Fools" (uncredited)
- 2021
The Deuce
8.1
TV Series
- writer: "You're Good for Me"
- 2018
Trust
7.5
TV Series
- writer: "Chissà Chi Sei"
- 2018
Whitney
7.3
- writer: "Chain of Fools"
- 2018
Blaumacher
7.1
TV Series
- writer: "Chain of Fools" (uncredited)
- 2017
Mafia III
7.0
Video Game
- writer: "Chain of Fools" (uncredited)
- 2016
Vinyl
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "Everything I Do Goin To Be Funky"
- 2016
Crazy About Tiffany's
5.7
- writer: "Chain of Fools"
- 2016
My All-American
7.2
- performer: "Pony Time"
- writer: "Pony Time"
- 2015
The Voice of the Philippines
6.4
TV Series
- writer: "Chain of Fools"
- 2013
Dancing with the Stars
4.9
TV Series
- writer: "Chain of Fools"
- 2007–2012
Ginger & Rosa
6.2
- writer: "Pony Time"
- 2012

Personal details

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Official sites
- Last.fm
- MySpace
Alternative name
- Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band
Born
- March 24, 1938
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Died
- January 31, 2015
- Franklin Square, New York, USA(complications from a stroke)
Spouses
Children
Parents
- Helen Zimmerman Randolph
Relatives
Other works
Single: "Beauty And The Beast" / "'Cause I Love You" (Big Top Records)

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Trivia
His career covered nearly the entire spectrum of rhythm-and-blues music, from doo-wop to funk. His songs were recorded by the Rolling Stones, Booker T and the MGs, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Steppenwolf, and the J Geils Band.