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Reuters

Singer and pianist Daryl Dragon, best known as “The Captain” of 1970s soft rock duo Captain and Tennille, has died at the age of 76, his publicist said on Wednesday.
Dragon died of kidney failure in Prescott, Arizona, on Wednesday, publicist Harlan Boll said in a statement.


Captain and Tennille were best known for their Grammy-winning 1974 hit song Love Will Keep Us Together, as well as the hits Muskrat Love in 1976, and Do That to Me One More Time in 1980.
They also hosted their own television variety series from 1976 to 1977.

Toni Tennille, who married Dragon in 1975, was with him when he died.
The couple had divorced in 2014 but remained friends.
“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.
Tennille said in a 2010 blog post that Dragon was suffering from an unspecified neurological condition that gave him hand tremors, seriously affecting his ability to play keyboards.


Dragon said in 2017 that his problems were a result of medication and that he was better.
Dragon was a classically trained pianist but preferred to play blues and boogie music instead of Bach and Beethoven. He played with Fats Domino and B.B. King and was also a backup keyboard player for the Beach Boys in the mid-1960s and early 1970s.
It was with the Beach Boys that Dragon got his stage name, thanks to his habit of wearing a ship captain’s hat while performing.
He met Tennille when they both toured for the Beach Boys, and they began performing together. They signed a record deal in 1974, releasing Love Will Keep Us Together, which held onto the No 1 spot on US charts for eight weeks in the summer of 1975. Captain and Tennille also toured the UK, Australia and Japan.
In 1976, they sang at the White House during the bicentennial celebrations of the American Revolution.
Wednesday’s obituary notice said that at Dragon’s request there would be no services, and suggested donations to organisations conducting research into neurological conditions.


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Soft rock star ‘The Captain’ Daryl Dragon dies at 76, with ex-wife Toni Tennille by his side

In this February 28, 1976 file photo, Daryl Dragon and his wife Toni Tennille, of the Captain and Tennille, hold the Grammy award they won for record of the year for “Love Will Keep Us Together”. Photo: AP

FILE-This Oct. 25, 1995 file photo shows Toni Tennille, left, and Daryl Dragon, the singing duo The Captain and Tennille, posing during an interview in at their home in Washoe Valley, south of Reno, Nev. Dragon died early Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 in at a hospice in Prescott, Ariz. Spokesman Harlan Boll said he was 76 and died of renal failure. His former wife and musical partner, Toni Tennille, was by his side. (AP Photo/David B. Parker, File)

Actress and director Penny Marshall, star of TV’s Laverne & Shirley and director of Big, dead at 75

Penny Marshall in 2009. Photo: Reuters

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FILE PHOTO: Penny Marshall (L), and Cindy Williams, who co-starred in the 1970s hit TV series "Laverne & Shirley" pose following a rare two-star unveiling ceremony honoring them with the 2,258th and 2,259th stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame August 12, 2004. Laverne and Shirley were portrayed by Marshall and Williams respectively. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen/File Photo

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Stan Lee, co-creator of Marvel Comics superheroes and titan of pop culture, dead at 95

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Burt Reynolds, star of Smokey and the Bandit, Boogie Nights and Deliverance, dead at 82

Burt Reynolds is seen in a promotional photo for ‘Smokey and the Bandit’. Photo: Universal Pictures

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Daryl Dragon, who died of kidney failure, soared to fame with Toni Tennille with their 1976 hit ‘Love Will Keep Us Together’



Daryl Dragon, who died of kidney failure, soared to fame with Toni Tennille with their 1976 hit “Love Will Keep Us Together”.


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Soft rock star ‘The Captain’ Daryl Dragon dies at 76, with ex-wife Toni Tennille by his side

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Daryl Dragon, who died of kidney failure, soared to fame with Toni Tennille with their 1976 hit ‘Love Will Keep Us Together’