Darryl Michael Roy Read (19 September 1951 – 23 June 2013) was a British singer, guitarist, drummer, actor, poet and writer. In the late 1960s, Read was a member of Crushed Butler, considered by some to be amongst the forerunners of punk rock. He collaborated with musicians such as Bill Legend, Mickey Finn and Ray Manzarek.Read appeared as a child actor in a number of films, including, aged 14, in Daylight Robbery (1964), for which he won a Silver Lion medal award at the Venice Film Festival.