Mercy," credited to Don Covay and the Goodtimers and featuring a then-unknown Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar. Mick Jagger borrowed the nasal vocal phrasing and brash swagger from Mr. Covay's original.

Influential R&B singer songwriter Don Covay ... singing style also influenced Mick Jagger, as seen in the Rolling Stones cover of his song Mercy Mercy. Covay started out in music in a gospel ...

From “Mercy, Mercy” to “Chain of Fools,” Don Covay wrote some of R&B’s most ... I remember Keith Richards saying that if you put Don and Mick Jagger’s voices on a graph, they would ...

In 1993 Covay was honoured by the Rhythm & Blues Foundation as a musical pioneer Influential R&B singer songwriter Don Covay ... style also influenced Mick Jagger, as seen in the Rolling Stones ...