Biography captain and tennille

There was a time in the ’70s when the Captain & Tennille were an ubiquitous presence on Top 40 radio.

The married couple scored with such hits as the #1 singles “Love Will Keep Us Together” (1975) and “Do That To Me One More Time” (1979), as well as the top 10 hits “The Way I Want to Touch You” (1975), “Lonely Night (Angel Face),” “Shop Around” and “Muskrat Love” (all 1976), and “You Never Done It Like That” (1978).

They also earned two top 10 albums, Love Will Keep Us Together, which reached #2 in 1975, and Song of Joy in 1976.

Daryl Frank Dragon, the “Captain” of the husband-and-wife duo, was born in Los Angeles on Aug.

27, 1942. His father, Carmen Dragon, was a respected conductor, arranger and composer. Daryl’s “Captain” nickname was given to him by the Beach Boys’ Mike Love during Dragon’s stint as a keyboardist for the band (1967-72). Dragon was