Daryl Dragon, The Captain of The Captain and Tennille, Dead at 76
By TheBlast Staff on January 2, 2019 at 3:24 AM EST
Daryl Dragon — one half of the classic 1970s music duo The Captain and Tennille – passed away on Wednesday. He was 76.
According to a spokesman, Dragon passed away from renal failure at a hospice in Prescott, Arizona. His ex-wife and music partner Toni Tennille was by his side when he died.
Tennille said in a statement, "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."
The duo had a number of hits in the 1970s, including "Love Will Keep Us Together," "Muskrat Love,” ‘’Shop Around” and “Do That to Me One More Time."
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Dragon and Tennille separated in 2013 and divorced in 2014 but remained close.
The news of Dragon's death comes on the same day as the passing as two other celebs — WWE announcer "Mean" Gene Okerlund and comedian Bob Einstein (best known as Super Dave Osbourne).
All three were 76.
