Atlanta Rhythm Section keyboardist Dean Daughtry, who cowrote two of the Southern band’s best known ‘70s rock hits, “So Into You” and “Imaginary Lover,” has died. Daughtry was 76. No cause of death has been released.

The band announced Daughtry’s passing via Facebook post. The statement opens, “We’re sad today to announce the passing of our long time, and original member Dean ‘Ox’ Daughtry.” The statement goes on to add, “For 49 years he never missed a gig, until his health forced him to retire a couple of years ago, cutting short his goal of 50 years,” and finally, “Our hearts go out to his wife Donna, and his family. We’re gonna’ miss you, ol’ Buddy.”

A South Alabama native, Daughtry was a longtime Huntsville resident on his later years. The Wurlitzer electric piano Daughtry played on the studio recording of “So Into You” – a song that’s been covered by artists including Peter Frampton – now sits in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Daughtry, along with Atlanta Rhythm Section, was inducted in the Atlanta Rhythm Section in 1996.

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