death_date death_place birth_place background birth_date genre article_title name
9 june 2013 sacramento , california , united states berkeley , california , united states solo_singer 5 october 1946 funk , california soul , afro beat , soul darondo
 william daron pulliam
darondo

william daron pulliam -lrb- october 5 , 1946 -- june 9 , 2013 -rrb- , 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 high regard .
the mythology surrounding darondo describes him as a pimp , although he has denied this claim .
his performing name is said to have originated as a compliment from a waitress who was fond of his generous tipping habits .
darondo has received more attention in recent years thanks to london dj gilles peterson playing his 1973 single , `` did n't i '' on his bbc radio 1 program .
in 2007 , darondo 's song `` did n't i '' was covered by jack peñate on his `` spit at stars '' ep and in 2008 , featured on an episode -lrb- season 1 , episode 4 -rrb- of `` breaking bad '' .
`` did n't i '' was also featured in the 2010 film `` saint john of las vegas '' in a scene featuring steve buscemi and in 2009 , the song `` legs '' was featured in an episode -lrb- season 1 , episode 8 -rrb- of the american version of `` life on mars '' .
in 2010 , `` did n't i '' was featured in the films `` night catches us '' and `` jack goes boating '' .
it also appeared in the new element video , `` future nature '' .
in 2013 , `` did n't i '' was featured on a latenighttales compilation mixed by bonobo -lrb- musician -rrb- -lrb- -rrb- .
in the same year , `` did n't i '' was featured in the third instalment of the spanish apartment trilogy , `` chinese puzzle '' starring romain duris .
recordings of darondo are available from luv n haight , an imprint label of ubiquity records .
other works can be purchased from omnivore recordings .
he also hosted a public broadcasting music video program where he did comedy skits and gave love advice in a segment called `` penthouse letters '' which can be found on youtube .
he died of heart failure in 2013 .
