You Just Got That Much Cooler

Next time you're at some painfully hip gathering and are struggling to find something obscure and cool to throw down in the conversation, pull out Darondo as your music trump card.

From Wikipedia: "William Pulliam, who performed in the 70s under the name Darondo, was a funk and soul singer who sounded like a combination of Ronald Isley and Al Green. Little known by anyone except serious enthusiasts of that genre, Darondo is highly respected by that limited audience. The mythology surrounding Darondo is that he was a pimp, although he denies this claim.

Darondo recorded three singles and played four shows in the ’70s and then stopped and drove home in his Rolls Royce after he opened for James Brown. Later he traveled the world collecting interesting artifacts, became the king of Bay Area cable with three shows per day, and worked as a physical therapist coaxing patients to walk again."



As a side note, the dude that posted this video has a whole series of him dancing to classic and obscure tracks. He made a dance video every single day for an entire year. Some great songs selections here. The dancing is pretty enthusiastic too.