Ralph Covert


Ralph Covert is an American musician, singer, songwriter, performer, producer, playwright, actor, educator, and record company executive. He is the lead singer of children's music group Ralph's World and lead singer of the Chicago based indie-rock band The Bad Examples. Ralph's World was nominated for Best Musical Album for Children at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.
Among his many songs, he has a writing credit for the song "Not Dead Yet", featured on the Styx album Edge of the Century, released in 1990.
Along with G. Riley Mills, he wrote Sawdust And Spangles and Streeterville, both earning Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best New Work. The pair also collaborated on The Flower Thieves and A Nutcracker Christmas.
He has also worked as a record producer. His production credits include Framing Caroline by Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Kat Parsons, released in 1999.

Personal life

Ralph has one daughter and a son.

Discography

With The Bad Examples

Meat: the Bad Examples Bad Is Beautiful Kisses 50 Cents Cheap Beer Night 5000 Days Good Examples of Bad Examples
  • ''Smash Records''

Solo albums

Eat at Godot's Adam McCarthy
  • ''Birthday''

Children's albums

Ralph's World At the Bottom of the Sea Happy Lemons Peggy's Pie Parlor The Amazing Adventures of Kid Astro Green Gorilla, Monster & Me
  • ‘’A Holly Jolly Ralph’s World’’
  • ‘’Welcome to Ralph’s World”’ The Rhyming Circus
  • ‘’All Around Ralph’s World’’
  • ‘’Ralph’s World Rocks & Reads’’
  • ''Time Machine Guitar''

Filmography

Ralph's World: Say Hello – Ralph
  • Welcome to Ralph’s World - Ralph
  • Ralph's World: Time Machine Guitar – Ralph