Don Covay

Covay isn't a legend like Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett, but there's no overestimating the power, quality and influence of his first two albums, collected here. To begin with, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards ripped off Covay's singing and guitar playing. More important is just how rocking this music really is. Covay is a soul shouter and blues howler of the highest order, and his band's raw grooves will have you dancing through your house in no time -- maybe even naked. Can you dig it?