Darondo

Studio 360 | Jan 11, 2011

Justin Torres is a record nut, the kind who combs through stacks of dusty LPs looking for obscure gems. Torres told Studio 360's Chris Roose that he became obsessed with finding an R&B crooner named Daron "Darondo" Pulliam. Darando wasn't just a forgotten singer -- the man had apparently disappeared.

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