# Ted Daryll

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{{Short description|American songwriter and record producer (1940–2021)}}
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'''Theodore Henry Meister''' (January 5, 1940 &ndash; March 16, 2021), known professionally as '''Ted Daryll''', was an American songwriter and record producer.

Ted Meister was born in [Mount Vernon, New York](/source/Mount_Vernon%2C_New_York). While at [Stepinac High School](/source/Stepinac_High_School), he joined his friends Greg Gwardyak (later known professionally as Greg Richards) and Wes Voight (later known as [Chip Taylor](/source/Chip_Taylor)), to form a three-piece group, playing local venues.<ref>[http://spectropop.com/ChipTaylor/index.htm Norman Druker and Mick Patrick, "Chip Taylor Interviewed", ''Spectropop'']. Retrieved 31 July 2021</ref> Meister played drums, but also learned guitar and started writing songs. He worked for a small songwriting company in New York City, and in 1962 had his first success, writing as Ted Daryll with Greg Richards, when their song "[She Cried](/source/She_Cried)" was recorded by [Jay and the Americans](/source/Jay_and_the_Americans), and reached No.5 on the [Hot 100](/source/Hot_100) in 1962. The song was also recorded by [the Shangri-Las](/source/the_Shangri-Las) (as "He Cried") and [the Lettermen](/source/the_Lettermen).<ref name=obit/><ref name=blues/>

Daryll's later songwriting successes included "Good Times", recorded by [Jerry Butler](/source/Jerry_Butler) in 1965; "Country Girl - City Man", co-written with Chip Taylor and recorded by [Billy Vera](/source/Billy_Vera) and [Judy Clay](/source/Judy_Clay); and "The Shadow of Your Love", recorded by the [Five Stairsteps](/source/Five_Stairsteps).<ref>[https://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Ted+Daryll&tab=songaswriterchartstab  "Songs written by Ted Daryll  ", ''MusicVf.com'']. Retrieved 31 July 2021</ref> The song "Good Times" was later recorded by [the Persuasions](/source/the_Persuasions), whose version was [sampled](/source/sampling_(music)) by [Jamie xx](/source/Jamie_xx) on his 2015 hit single "[I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)](/source/I_Know_There's_Gonna_Be_(Good_Times))".   Daryll's songs were also recorded by [Sarah Vaughan](/source/Sarah_Vaughan), [Dusty Springfield](/source/Dusty_Springfield), [Etta James](/source/Etta_James), [Peggy Lee](/source/Peggy_Lee), and the [Bobby Fuller Four](/source/Bobby_Fuller_Four), among others. In addition, he worked as a producer for artists including [Peggy March](/source/Peggy_March), [Zager and Evans](/source/Zager_and_Evans), [Rare Silk](/source/Rare_Silk), [Bud Shank](/source/Bud_Shank), and [Stan Kenton](/source/Stan_Kenton).<ref name=obit>[https://www.billowfuneralhomes.com/obituary/TheodoreTed-Meister  Obituary: Theodore "Ted" H. Meister, ''Billow Funeral Homes'']. Retrieved 31 July 2021</ref><ref name=blues>Obituary: Ted Daryll, ''Blues & Rhythm'', No.360, June 2021, p.15</ref>

He died in [Akron, Ohio](/source/Akron%2C_Ohio), in 2021, aged 81.<ref name=obit/>

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Category:1940 births
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Category:People from Mount Vernon, New York
Category:Musicians from Mount Vernon, New York
Category:Record producers from New York (state)
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