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Don Covay — Studio Clips

Rare studio footage of Don Covay, curated from across the internet. Browse 1 clip below.

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Studio footage is the holy grail for music fans. Watching an artist build a song from scratch — layering tracks, debating arrangements, experimenting with sounds — is as close as you can get to witnessing the creative act itself. These clips pull back the curtain on recordings that millions of people know by heart, showing the work, the accidents, and the decisions that made them what they are.

About Don Covay

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-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,...

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    R&B in DC 1940-1960 - Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rockin’ Rhythm & more… (16-CD) - Bear Family Records

    Lloyd Price, doo wop a, Local H, Marvin Gaye, doo wop at, doo wop, Stew, Rhythm and blues, doo wop at the g, doo wop at the, Don Covay, Cher, Y&T

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