Musician, Songwriter. Along with his wife, Toni Tennille, the duo had a string of hits in the 1970s under the name "The Captain and Tennille." He played keyboard for "The Beach Boys" from 1967 to 1972, where he was given the nickname "Captain" by lead singer Mike Love due to Dragon's penchant for wearing a captain's hat onstage. In 1971, he met his future wife, Toni Tennille, when she hired him to play piano for a musical. She later joined The Beach Boys on their next tour as an acoustic pianist and while on the tour, the couple began a romantic and musical relationship, performing in smaller venues together when not on tour with the Beach Boys, going by the stage name The Captain and Tennille. In 1974, the duo scored a record deal with A&M Records. Their song "Love Will Keep Us Together" climbed to No. 1 in June of 1975, where it remained for four weeks. It won the Grammy for record of the year the following year. Married in 1975, Dragon and Tennille remained together until finalizing their divorce in 2014, but remained close friends.
Musician, Songwriter. Along with his wife, Toni Tennille, the duo had a string of hits in the 1970s under the name "The Captain and Tennille." He played keyboard for "The Beach Boys" from 1967 to 1972, where he was given the nickname "Captain" by lead singer Mike Love due to Dragon's penchant for wearing a captain's hat onstage. In 1971, he met his future wife, Toni Tennille, when she hired him to play piano for a musical. She later joined The Beach Boys on their next tour as an acoustic pianist and while on the tour, the couple began a romantic and musical relationship, performing in smaller venues together when not on tour with the Beach Boys, going by the stage name The Captain and Tennille. In 1974, the duo scored a record deal with A&M Records. Their song "Love Will Keep Us Together" climbed to No. 1 in June of 1975, where it remained for four weeks. It won the Grammy for record of the year the following year. Married in 1975, Dragon and Tennille remained together until finalizing their divorce in 2014, but remained close friends.
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