Real name: Don Schroeder

Papa Don is the professional name of Don Schroeder (born December 29, 1940, Pensacola, Florida, USA) an American radio station owner and former record producer, radio personality, and singer-songwriter, who was responsible for producing hit singles in the 1960s and 1970s by James & Bobby Purify, Carl Carlton, and others. He was the first white artist that recorded for Chicago's Vee Jay Records in 1959.