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Darondo

Early R&B

Soul music

Funk

A regional Bay Area character as much as he was a musical force, Darondo (born William Pulliam) cut a striking and stylish figure in his Rolls-Royce, sharp suits, numerous rings, and expensive shoes as he worked the stages of San Francisco and Oakland in the 1970s. Born in Berkeley, California, on October 5, 1946, Darondo took to music as a child. Eventually he impressed enough people to warrant recording sessions, and released a handful of funk and soul singles on Music City Records, including the regional hit “Didn’t I”. He became a fixture in the San Francisco area, often a...