Daryl Dragon
Composer
1942 –
Who is Daryl Dragon?
Daryl Frank Dragon is a keyboardist, known as Captain in the successful 1970s pop musical duo Captain & Tennille, with his wife, Toni Tennille.
Dragon was born into a musical family, and is the son of conductor, composer, and arranger, Carmen Dragon, and the elder brother of Dennis Dragon, a member of the 1960s pop combo The Dragons and the 1980s surf band, the Surf Punks. His godfather was actor and comedian Danny Thomas.
Dragon's familiar image and stage name came from his time as a keyboard player with The Beach Boys in the early 1970s. Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love gave him the nickname "Captain," and it stuck; Dragon began the tradition of wearing a nautical captain's hat to go along with the name. As Captain in Captain & Tennille, Dragon was frequently silent and a man of very few words, playing a foil to his outgoing, vivacious wife, Toni Tennille.
In 1981 it was reported that Dragon, along with his wife Tennille, was a vegetarian.
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- Born
- Aug 27, 1942
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Dragon, Daryl
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Toni Tennille
(1975/11/11 - )
- Toni Tennille
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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