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Pony Time (ver. 1) by Don Covay - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Pony Time" is a song recorded by Chubby Checker, his second US #1 (after his 1960 single "The Twist." "Pony Time" was also a number one hit on the R&B charts. [1]. The song introduced a new dance style, The Pony, in which the dancer tries to look like he or she is riding a horse. It was written by Don Covay and John Berry. Don Covay (born Donald Randolph, 24 March 1938, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States) is an influential African-American R&B/rock and roll/soul music singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s, who received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994. Covay was the son of a Baptist preacher who died when his son was eight.[1] Covay resettled in Washington D.C. during the early 1950s and initially sang in the Cherry Keys, his family's gospel quartet. He crossed over to secular music with the Rainbows, a formative group which also included.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Don Covay (born Donald Randolph, 24 March 1938, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States) is an influential African-American R&B/rock and roll/soul music singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s, who received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994. Covay was the son of a Baptist preacher who died when his son was eight.[1] Covay resettled in Washington D.C. during the early 1950s and initially sang in the Cherry Keys, his family's gospel quartet. He crossed over to secular music with the Rainbows, a formative group which also included Marvin Gaye and Billy Stewart. Covay's solo career began in 1957 as part of the Little Richard Revue. A single "Bip Bop Bip" was released on Atlantic and produced by Little Richard, on which Covay was billed as "Pretty Boy". It also featured his backing band the Upsetters. Over the next few years Covay drifted from label to label, but a further dance-oriented track called "Popeye Waddle" was a hit in 1962. He also wrote the US #1 single "Pony Time" for Chubby Checker. Covay meanwhile honed his songwriting skills by penning a hit for Solomon Burke, "I'm Hanging Up My Heart for.
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