Daryl Dragon, 'Captain' of pop band The Captain and Tennille, dead at 76

[Jewels53]

Daryl Dragon, the cap-wearing "Captain" of pop band The Captain and Tennille, has died. He was 76.

Dragon passed away on Wednesday of renal failure at a hospice in Prescott, Arizona, according to spokesman Harlan Boll, as The Associated Press reports. Toni Tennille, Dragon's ex-wife and longtime musical partner, was by his side.

"He was a brilliant musician with many friends who loved him greatly. I was at my most creative in my life, when I was with him," Tennille said in a statement to Fox News.

Daryl Dragon, 'Captain' of pop band The Captain and Tennille, dead at 76

Rest in Heaven Captain (Daryl)!

 

[Damarna]

Oh no! RIP Captain!

 

[mickey2942]

Sad that they divorced after 40 years of marriage. I guess "Love doesn't Keep Us Together".

 

[charminglane]

Muskrat Love!

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Daryl Dragon, of 'The Captain and Tennille, dead at 76

Dragon and his former wife, Toni Tennille, were the musicians behind hits such as "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Muskrat Love."

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Sad that they divorced after 40 years of marriage. I guess "Love doesn't Keep Us Together".

I had no idea they had split, that’s too bad. RIP Daryl.