Darondo - Wikipedia
William Daron Pulliam (October 5, 1946 – June 9, 2013), who performed in the 1970s under the name Darondo, was an American soul singer from the San Francisco Bay Area. [3] Darondo was born in 1946 in Berkeley, California. As a child, Darondo began enjoying rhythm and blues after his mother purchased him a guitar. [4]
Darondo, San Francisco Soul Singer, Dead at 67 - Rolling Stone
Jun 13, 2013 · Darondo, a Bay Area soul singer best known for the song “Didn’t I,” has died, Spin reports. He was 67. When he died, and the cause of death, weren’t available. The California...
1970s soul singer 'Darondo' Pulliam dies - SFGATE
Jun 18, 2013 · Bay Area soul singer-songwriter William Daron Pulliam Jr., known professionally as Darondo, died June 9 of congestive heart failure at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. He was 66.
Darondo Lyrics, Songs, and Albums - Genius
By the late 1970s Darondo had left the music business and his subsequent adventures – cable video personality, globe-trotting entertainer, unorthodox therapist, and rebirth as a cult performer ...
Darondo, Cult-Adored San Francisco Soul Man, Dead at 67
Jun 13, 2013 · Cult-revered Bay Area soul man Darondo has passed away at the age of 67. Born William Daron Pulliam, the songwriter and performer was famous for his flamboyant personal style and a voice that...
Classic Soul from an Unlikely Source - NPR
Mar 13, 2006 · The life story of William Darondo Pulliam (a.k.a. "Double D" or "Dynamite D") remains subject to myth and mystery: His label once reported that he'd worked as a pimp for many years, a claim the...
Those in the know still love Darondo - SFGATE
Feb 12, 2006 · Darondo, who cites singers Ronald Isley, Marvin Gaye and Al Green and guitarist Kenny Burrell as influences, dreamed of one day making a record, and between 1972 and '74...
A music historian looks back at his search for a lost Bay Area ... - KALW
Oct 28, 2021 · Bay Area soul music icon Darondo, who would have turned 75 this month, was nearly lost to history. Local music historian Justin Torres took it upon himself to search Darondo out.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . DARONDO | Elsewhere by Graham Reid
Nov 10, 2014 · Darondo died in June 2013, aged 66 . . . or 67 depending on where you read about him. His star had started to rise in the last few years of his life when some of his songs appeared in Breaking Bad. But what he did back on those Music City Sessions is of most interest.
Darondo age, hometown, biography | Last.fm
William Daron Pulliam (October 5, 1946 – June 9, 2013), who performed in the 1970s under the name Darondo, was a funk and soul singer from the San Francisco Bay Area. Although he is not widely recognized today, serious enthusiasts of the soul genre consistently rate him in …
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