#THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE PLUS#
It was that pairing, plus Tennille’s formidable songwriting talent that created some of the most well-known soft rock hits of the ’70s. The singer and pianist died on Wednesday of kidney failure in Prescott. As Captain, Dragon manned the keyboards which he had also done for the Beach Boys which were paired with Toni Tennille’s (ne Cathryn Antionette Tennille) breathy, intimate vocals. The Recording Academy added that Dragon "will be missed by family, friends, and fans. Daryl Dragon, the cap-wearing Captain of easy listening duo the Captain and Tennille, died Wednesday at age 76. He took 'Love Will Keep Us Together', made it his own with the magic of his playing and her incredible voice," Sedaka tweeted. Captain & Tennille recorded 'Muskrat Love' for their 1976 album release Song of Joy. They reunited in 2010 for a successful theater tour, but they have not made any new music since then. Cathryn Antoinette Tennille is a classically trained pianist, singer and songwriter best known as one-half of the duo Captain & Tennille with her husband, Daryl Dragon. The husband-and-wife team of Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille recorded several songs together between 19 before breaking up to pursue solo careers. "#RIP Daryl Dragon, The Captain, a great musician, keyboard player and friend for over 40 years. Captain and Tennille were an American pop duo formed in the early 1970s. She is an actress, known for Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), 200 Cigarettes (1999) and Supernatural (2005). Singer/songwriter Sedaka, who first recorded "Love Will Keep Us Together" with Greenfield, offered his sympathies to Tennille and Dragon's family. Toni Tennille was born on in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. Original Beach Boys member Brian Wilson tweeted that he's "so sad to hear about Daryl Dragon," adding that he "was a great guy and a hell of a musician and keyboard player." He is survived by his older brother, Doug Dragon, and two nieces, Kelly Arbout and Renee Henn. Before he was with Tennille, he played keyboards for the Beach Boys and was dubbed "The Captain" by singer Mike Love, who noted Dragon's fondness for sea captain caps. The husband-and-wife team were Captain Daryl Dragon and. Tennille would allege that the marriage suffered from lack of intimacy and blamed it on what she described as Dragon's "very, very difficult family" and "famous but overbearing father."Ī Los Angeles native, Dragon was the son of Oscar-winning composer Carmen Dragon and singer Eloise Dragon and was himself a classically trained musician. Captain & Tennille were American recording artists whose primary success occurred in the 1970s.
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