# Dean Daughtry

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{{short description|American musician (1946–2023)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Dean Daughtry
| image           = Dean Daughtry 1977 (cropped).JPG
| caption         = Daughtry in 1977
| birth_name   = William Dean Daughtry
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1946|9|8}}
| birth_place     = [Kinston, Alabama](/source/Kinston%2C_Alabama), U.S.
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|2023|1|26|1946|9|8}}
| death_place     = [Huntsville, Alabama](/source/Huntsville%2C_Alabama), U.S.
| genre           = [Soft rock](/source/Soft_rock), [southern rock](/source/southern_rock)
| occupation      = Musician
| instrument     = Keyboards
| years_active    = 
| label           =
}}

'''William Dean Daughtry''' (September 8, 1946 – January 26, 2023) was an American musician.

Daughtry was the keyboardist for [The Candymen](/source/The_Candymen), a group that was known for being [Roy Orbison](/source/Roy_Orbison)'s backup band. Daughtry also became the keyboardist for the [Classics IV](/source/Classics_IV), a group known primarily for the hit songs ["Spooky"](/source/Spooky_(Classics_IV_song)), ["Stormy"](/source/Stormy_(song)), and ["Traces"](/source/Traces_(song)). He, along with Classics IV bandmate [J. R. Cobb](/source/J._R._Cobb) and Candymen bandmates [Robert Nix](/source/Robert_Nix_(drummer)), [Barry Bailey](/source/Barry_Bailey), and Rodney Justo, founded the [Atlanta Rhythm Section](/source/Atlanta_Rhythm_Section) in 1971. He was the sole constant member<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p52901/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography: Atlanta Rhythm Section|last=Prato |first=Greg |publisher=[AMG](/source/All_Media_Guide) |accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref> until retiring in 2020. They had two US top ten hits: "[So in to You](/source/So_in_to_You)" (in 1977) and "[Imaginary Lover](/source/Imaginary_Lover)" (in 1978), both of which reached #7 on the [Billboard Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100). A new rendition of "Spooky" also made it to #17 in 1979.

Daughtry was born in [Kinston, Alabama](/source/Kinston%2C_Alabama). He died in [Huntsville, Alabama](/source/Huntsville%2C_Alabama), on January 26, 2023, at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dean-daughtry-atlanta-rhythm-section-dies/|title=Dean Daughtry, Co-Founder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, Dead at 76 |access-date=January 27, 2023 |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=January 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruggieri |first1=Melissa |title=Dean Daughtry, co-founder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, dies at 76: 'He left his imprint' |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/26/dean-daughtry-dies-atlanta-rhythm-section-keyboardist-co-founder/11128468002/ |access-date=January 27, 2023 |publisher=USA Today |date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{discogs artist|Dean Daughtry}}
* {{IMDb name|2048540}}

{{Atlanta Rhythm Section}}
{{Classics IV}}

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Category:20th-century American keyboardists
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Category:People from Coffee County, Alabama

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