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.
That suggestion resulted in the single "I Want Your Love So Bad", which got Darondo noticed by Ray Dobard, the owner of record label Music City.
[6][9] However, realizing that he needed time away from other people to stop his self-admitted cocaine dependence, Darondo made the decision to leave for Europe.
[5] After spending time in London and Paris, he accepted a job playing guitar on a cruise ship, which enabled him to visit other locales like Trinidad.
[4][5] Despite being out of the music industry for decades, Darondo received renewed attention in recent years thanks to London disc jockey Gilles Peterson.
In 2007, Darondo's song "Didn't I" was covered by Jack Peñate on his Spit at Stars EP and in 2008, featured on an episode of Breaking Bad.
[12] [13] In 2024 "Didn't I" was used in Episode 5 of "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist" starring Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, and Kevin Hart.