William Dean Daughtry (September 8, 1946 – January 26, 2023) was an American musician. He was the keyboard player with the
Classics IV after Joe Wilson departed. They had a 1968 #3 US/#46 UK/#1 Can hit with "
Spooky". He co-founded the
Atlanta Rhythm Section in 1971, and was their sole constant member[1] until retiring in 2020. They had two US top ten hits: "
So in to You" (in 1977) and "
Imaginary Lover" (in 1978), both of which reached #7 on the
Billboard Hot 100 survey, and #2 and #9 in Canada.