Daryl Dragon

Daryl Frank Dragon (August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American musician and songwriter. He was known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille, with his former wife, Toni Tennille.^[1]

Daryl Dragon
Dragon with wife Toni Tennille, 1976.
Background information
Birth name	Daryl Frank Dragon
Also known as	Captain
Born	(1942-08-27)August 27, 1942 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	January 2, 2019(2019-01-02) (aged 76) Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter producer
Instruments	Keyboards guitar bass
Years active	1959–2013
Labels	A&M, Casablanca

Biography

In 1981, Dragon contributed to Carpenters' Made In America album, programming synthesizers on "(Want You) Back In My Life Again".^[2] In 1996, Dragon played keyboard on a number of tracks on the self-titled album by pop punk band Size 14.

In 2009, Dragon was diagnosed with a neurological disorder which causes him to have tremors.^[3]

Dragon died on January 2, 2019 in Prescott, Arizona from renal failure at the age of 76.^[4]