What Happened to Captain & Tennille?

[@hankbarr8892]

These two were wonderful to work with at ABC. I was a production assistant for the Captain & Tennille for the entire run of the '76 season. We taped it at the ABC Lot located at Prospect and Talmadge in Hollywood. I had the honor of booking the Sunset Recording studio pre-record sessions for each weekly show...was able to work with all the musical acts booked. Toni and Daryl were very sweet people. I remember visiting their home and playing with the two English Bull dogs...one was named Broderick ( after Broderick Crawford) for get what the female was named...ha...remember their Road Manager asking me if I'd be interested in the position too! The show was executive produced by Dick Clark by the way. Thanks for the video...brought back good memories.

[@docheine]

Thanks for sharing your experience with them!

[@DELSTAR1]

They negotiated out of their series and did a series of three specials instead of a second season.

[@billyrayvalentine7972]

Thanks for sharing your memories

[@catmother4214]

Thank you for your interesting comments !!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@juneannbrusie2042]

The female dog was named Elizabeth

[@1949rangerrick]

We met them back in their Vegas run. They stopped and talked to us folks standing in line for their show. So very nice and willing to chat. Their show was fantastic. RIP Captain.

[@scottkelly9052]

You dropped the ball on this documentary, no mention that Toni sang backup on The Pink Floyd The Wall, Steely Dan albums, and a slew of other classic iconic albums, why she had a damm great voice, no mention whatsoever....

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Yes, Tenile Could Sing!!

[@MarceloRomero360]

Damn! I didn't know that, thank you.👍

[@scottkelly9052]

@@MarceloRomero360 there are a slew of others, I failed to mention. Maybe do some research on how many albums she appeared on, another one, Elton John's "Blue Moves"....

[@JavierBonillaC]

Not to mention she was gorgeous!

[@jamestodd9115]

Very well done. Good job!

[@mauricecunningham492]

I remember the Summer of 1975 and Love Will Keep Us Together was played everywhere 😎

[@rtd7066]

Wow...she had a really lovely voice. Amazing really

[@DELSTAR1]

Love did keep them together. Their divorce was a thinly veiled asset protection move when Daryl's illness began to get worse. Toni eventually moved back to care for Daryl. They were together up to his death.

[@billp4]

@@kryztofkowalski4628 Not as bad as this vid.

[@lylek8933]

Yeah; had heard the truth soon after it happened. It's plain sad that their divorce what actually a ruse for tax reasons. Our tax system needs a complete f*cking overhaul. :)

[@debrahubbard763]

Toni..really had a hard time. Bipolar disorder is horrible. Daryl often fought treatment. My ex-husband has bipolar disorder. Toni. Has my mad respect!

[@bySterling]

Their story goes a lot deeper than that, he was as empty and non loving as his soulless eyes always looked. She was too good to him.

[@debrahubbard763]

@@bySterling Daryl had real problems that made him say and do very hurtful things. The divorce was NOT just for tax purposes. Toni has said in interviews that while she always cared for Daryl, in the end, she was glad to have a little distance.

[@turniprider1]

I remember a grade school field trip to see a play she was in called The Rainmaker. Probably 1980 or 1981. I still had a Captain and Tenile 8 Track. I remember her as genuine. Ya know, they were entertainers who seemed to know how to use their 20 minutes well. Thanks for the good memories.

[@kenstrauss5841]

I was in a restaurant in Burbank Ca in 1978. They came in and were seated at the table next to me . Halfway thru their meal she leaned over and asked to borrow the ketchup bottle on my table. I said sure and said ketchup will keep you together ! She laughed so hard !

[@2675142]

That is absolutely a keeper of a story!! I was 10 years old in 1977-88. So, their most played songs bring me back some 45 years

[@jimmysapien9961]

Haaaa

[@lorimiller4301]

Cute couple, cute story, cute line. 😍

[@OxfordRoad538]

😆😆😆😆 so funny

[@SunshineCatwoman]

I never noticed before how HUGE Daryl's eyes were. Each one is like 1.5 times as big as Toni's.

[@wifeoftim]

Its actually pronounced Prescut. She is in the Master Chorale Yavapai College one of four choirs at the college. It was fun getting to know her when we all performed at two choir events last fall.

[@Maddie9185]

I used to loved their show. We had so many great variety shows back then.

[@chronicstitcher7933]

"Love Will Keep Us Together" is a classic, I don't care what anybody else thinks.

[@christineobrien7707]

I agree! Yes, it was played every 5 minutes on the radio! It's a catchy, contagious song with a deep,sincere,powerful meaning.😎

[@soulvaccination8679]

It sure is.

[@LeeLee19901]

My favorite is do it to me once more time

[@Robert-rr7kw]

The music of our childhood! We are all children in the 1970s. Such a great time to be a young person.

[@Robert-rr7kw]

* we were all children back then in the 1970s.

[@carmenhuff4805]

Thank you for all the info. I loved them growing up. Loved all their songs that hit the radio. I was young but loved their music. Didn’t know that the captain passed. It definitely showed they loved each other.

[@francispower1418]

Growing up in England in the 70’s these two appeared on Top of the Pops one day, seemingly out of nowhere. We were used to unusual American acts with keyboards coming through, such as the Sparks brothers. So we were ready for it. Looking back, what I don’t think we were quite so ready for, because it wasn’t the general view at the time, is what they brought to the party that was new. Which was this sense that you could be in a marriage, and a hot relationship, and perusing your life’s vocation all at the same time and with same partner. That was a strong message and it kind of jumped out of the speakers at you without you even knowing it.

[@oatnoid]

Simpler times. Charming couple. It says Neil Bogart, founder of Casablanca Records died of Cancer at the age of 39, which could have put a crimp in the company. At 7:40 The Captain looks like Bruce Willis in "The Jackel" and at 7:45 Toni looks like Marcy Darcy on "Married with Children". I was into hard rock in the 70s but I knew they were quality Pop stars. Still sing along to "Love Will Keep Us Together" Total professionals.

[@brucedillinger9448]

haven't read all the comments but please note Toni did sing back up vocals on Elton's song Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me. Love her music or not there is no denying her vocal talents.

[@rhaven50]

Make a video 🙄

[@presto111man]

We loved them in my household as a kid. My favorite song by them was Lonely Nights (Angel Face).

[@phil4977]

They made some really good music. I was in primary school in the 70’s and loved them.

[@iriswood3744]

She had another hit "Do that to me one more time".

[@2675142]

That song!

[@drlock978]

Love will keep us together was the number one song of 1975, Lonely Night.angel face,1976, still rocks in 2022.

[@elmolewis9123]

Terrific video. They were huge in their day.

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Thanks for the support, Elmo!

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

Yep. Fun Times.

[@silent1967]

She's still gorgeous in her 70's.

[@charlesroberts8803]

Toni Tennille appears on the Pink Floyd album The Wall as the voice of a groupie at the beginning of the song One of my turns.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Wrong. It was Trudy Young as the groupie. Easy to look up. Toni was a backup singer on, 'In The Flesh' with Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys, among others.

[@WOODBINEMAN99]

Was i the only one who had the biggest CRUSH on Toni Tennille?

[@markdanielczyk944]

Nope!

[@91dodgespiritrt]

The whole world loved her. I couldn't figure out what she was doing with a piece of "wood" like Darryl Dragon.

[@rentslave]

Daryl's father Carmen wrote the music for the original Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Interesting fact

[@thegreaterbilby2171]

Thanks for sharing that.

[@allenjones3130]

Rest in peace, Daryl.

[@freedomspromise8519]

I had my Toni haircut for most of my junior and high school years I adored her. Would love to meet her some day.

[@rhaven50]

Ewwww

[@91dodgespiritrt]

@@rhaven50 Ewww? Stop looking at yourself in the mirror. That horrible image is a real "ewwww".

[@rohnkd4hct260]

I loved them, even saw them in person once.

[@6345788]

Hey Rohn! Art, KD3EZ here

[@abchappell01]

That was an excellent presentation 😊

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Glad you liked it!

[@karenroy9045]

Talented and down to earth couple.

[@kenhartman9981]

Hello Karen how are you doing?

[@michaelhayes7616]

Great documentary I remember watching them as a kid on television in New York City

[@voto75]

I never knew I would miss the 1970's so much. America was cheap and simple.

[@EHiggins]

I grew up hearing them on the radio, and saw their TV show, but I knew nothing about them! Did not know about The Beach Boys connection! Thanks!

[@Ourladyrules]

I will always think they are awesome❤❤❤

[@michaelangelioliebers7601]

I'm from Hawthorne California where the beach Boys are from and Daryl Dragon was a member of the beach Boys as an backup singer and formed a duo tv show 1977-1981 captain and Tenille and thanks to Neil sedaka wrote the hit song love will keep us together 1975.

[@hazeltarr9016]

The reason they divorced was due to Daryl’s medical care needs from what I remember hearing. If they had stayed married, he would not have been able to receive the degree of care he needed. Toni was heartbroken to go thru with the divorce.

[@AndriaaLeoLove]

That is good to know. I actually felt disappointed when I heard they divorced.

[@jimmysapien9961]

She was happy

[@tamstertx63]

Healthcare in the US is awful. They would have been forced to sell everything they owned in order to pay for his medical care before insurance would have helped. By divorcing, they could put everything of value in HER name and be able to keep it

[@janieceriley5787]

Read her book .it's very interesting to learn from

[@nicsfan4ever]

Wrong…read her book. Listen to the interviews she did. Had nothing to do with that.

[@pandachickenmama]

I have their Spanish version of the album Love Will Keep Us Together. In any language it is a classic!

[@samhunt9380]

I had a serious crush on that girl......glad she had a happy life and didn't become a throwaway for some guy with an ego. Nice story thanks.

[@chrissullivan4496]

Daryl Dragon was a great guy I knew him And his heart

[@celeriacmarcus]

Brings back nice memories.

[@joe-vl3nd]

Good review 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@imagine9265]

I grew up listening to them on AM radio there talented but u couldn't pay me enough to listen in 2022

[@QClubs]

I remember hearing Love will keep us together on a radio and brought the single. Then I got hooked on their music.

[@marysmith7792]

I didn't appreciate what went into performing the music or talent back then. I just knew what sounded good. Not exactly my style but I liked Muskrat Love alot. It was nice to learn about their backgrounds. They were oozing with talent!

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bySterling]

Is it me or doesn’t the Captain how scary soulless eyes?! No wonder he wore sunglasses so much

[@sgtmomOK]

I thought he has Ricky Ricardo eyes. Deep, dark and puppy innocent.

[@lorimiller4301]

He was incapable of loving her. He had no feelings. Very odd fellow.

[@jg6698]

@@lorimiller4301 so she said after he was dead and couldn't give his side of the story.

[@91dodgespiritrt]

@@lorimiller4301 He's a jew. What else could you expect? A soulless loser.

[@alice_evermore]

I remember them very well from 1976 - the TV show and hearing them on the radio. Being a 6-year-old, I sometimes thought that Captain and Elton John were the same person.

[@mbrowning7712]

I remember being freaked out by Captains black alien eyes when I was very young. The same thing just happened when I saw them today! 🤣

[@lorimiller4301]

Shark eyes. No depth to them.

[@brucedillinger9448]

lol! His eyes remind me of folks on acid.

[@TheSherryBoops]

I love to hear Captain & Tennille. They were great together.

[@alisterfolson]

As a 70's kid I enjoyed the variety show and of course still love the music. When I heard about the divorce and Daryl 's death I got her Audible book and wow the stuff he put her through. I'm glad she's happy now but the price of fame they had to pay... it seemed like they'd both had been ok as business partners and not married. But I know things were different back then too. PS: new sub!

[@gomogo2000]

Yes, sadly they are definitely the great old days...

[@larryrhindress2972]

That was so well done!!! Great job! Nova Scotia has always loved them!!

[@jamescressey3390]

"We Can't Hide It Anymore "/ Larry Santos is also on Casablanca Records #36 1976

[@ladyjustice1474]

I remember their show. (sigh) I miss the 70s

[@lorimiller4301]

I even enjoyed the Brady Bunch variety show. It's here on KZbin. I grinned so hard my face hurt after watching it. The 70s was such a fun time. We need a repeat decade. Or even a year would be nice at this point.

[@mickymantle3233]

The 'Captain' looks well spaced out.

[@rianconnolly7033]

he had an eye condition

[@jimmysapien9961]

@@rianconnolly7033 and a Hair problem .

[@jeffboonie3903]

Was Toni Tennile guitar girl on The Wall album

[@Robert-rr7kw]

While viewing the stories of the lives of musicians, you always find that at least one parent was of some form of musicianship. Just some examples : Carlos Santana's father was a guitarist. Toni Tennille's father was a swing conductor. Both of Frank Sinatra's parents were known as good singers. Ricky Nelson's father was a conductor in a swing band. On and on .

[@glennhecker4422]

And the Captain's dad was orchestra conductor Carmen Dragon.

[@TinekeWilliams]

Heaved a heavy sigh of relieve, no more, her voice could cut glass

[@Our__Earth]

Thanks for this. I think they were great… Circles is I think their best song.

[@kellykonoske91]

Wow! Rude people here.

[@n1uno1965]

Song of Joy is the most amazing album - I have had one for over 40 years!

[@dm55]

Tennel? Nice start.

[@lisagerman2111]

Went to their concert in late '76('77?), San Jose Ca. ; lol, compared with Oakland's 'Day On The Green' concerts or San Francisco's venues (Bill Graham, The Fillmore, The Cow Palace...ring any '70s bells?), it was probably the early outlier of Boomer generation :)

[@David-fd1ri]

YES, I REMEMBER THEIR SONGS .

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

What's the story with his eyes??

[@pandachickenmama]

It's called anisocoria. It occurs in about 20% of the population. Actor Judd Hirsch also has this condition.

[@BrokenneckYgor]

Toni once said drop a dead fish in your hat and you will find treasures

[@cheddarcheese7928]

“You have to call me Dragon”..Stepbrothers

[@sjTHEfirst]

What’s a “Singer Mother” @0:04

[@angelisone]

How years have to passed before one can sing the same song without being sued?

[@bestdisco1979]

I don’t know what happened to them but I’m sure love will keep them together.

[@vassa1972]

Loved love will keep us together

[@tonyward2086]

His pupils are the size of nickels. Weird eyes.

[@PamelaJohnson-h9q]

I only remember that Toni tennille sang with Elton John on his album especially don't let the sun go down on me in 1974 I also watched the captain and tennille s variety show was so much better than Sonny and cher s show on CBS which the captain and tennille s show was on abc plus have their albums 45. Single record s and CDs in my collection of music 🎵 miss them alot and their songs Pam Johnson

[@46GarageUSA]

When will there be a Captain Kirk and Tennile

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

I heard that the Captain was promoted to Commodore, and Tennille moved up to Elevennille.

[@sallyclay1974]

They were married for a long time!

[@pinky567]

Why can’t they find someone to narrate the videos that know how to pronounce words correctly.

[@brucedillinger9448]

Ikr? I tend to NOT finish videos with poor narration...just like this one.

[@meep2576]

I was always wondering who the captain was ? thanks

[@steelpeart]

When the opening dialogue can't even pronounce "Tennille" correctly...

[@Pineemonkeys2ndchannel]

Muskrat Susan and Muskrat Sam and they swing and they swang and they swanguld…giggled and googled and gangled ..must be Muscrat love 💕 🐁 🐀

[@rickrandall3174]

Toni Tennille was 10/10 sexy and beautiful back in the 1970s & 1980s. I had read that she and the Captain had a loveless marriage.

[@shirleyalston3074]

🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿….Captain and Tenille often wonder what happened to them…TY😊😊

[@phil4977]

These computer voices are a complete insult. As soon as I hear it I switch the video off

[@stevedyches4635]

For some odd reason, it was only used the first 2 seconds for the opening line mentioning the title, "What Happened to Captain and Tennile pronounced as tenel. It may not have been a bot though, hard to tell for sure. I'm with you about those computer voices though, they suck big time.

[@chrisnewman7281]

Ten-nil? Ten-neal

[@ghw7192]

Way back when, I thought that Toni was quite hot and I loved her voive.

[@Serge1class]

JOHANNY BEAMED THEM UP 🤔❗️🎤

[@rustyaxelrod]

Honest talent from a time before digital editing and effects. I have to admit though, that muskrat song really got on my nerves. I know it was just for fun but man, nursery rhyme melody, seriously corny lyrics made me change the channel when it came on the radio.

[@LinaTinaTTS]

When I was young I would confuse Captain with Elton John.

[@ssaraccoii]

Welcome to the genesis of Yacht Rock.

[@michaelhayes7616]

Did they record a song deep in The dark line next to me

[@gregjurek5623]

I love the book I own it

[@ylilycam]

What happen to captain and Ten ill

[@loridriskell8121]

I always wandered😉

[@julieo6266]

So many rude comments on here if you were not around during this time period shut up

[@docheine]

Muskrat Love is so 70s!

[@michaeltischuk7972]

they stole that tune from America

[@DELSTAR1]

@@michaeltischuk7972 No. Nobody steals songs. That's basic music business. "Muskrat Love" was written by Willis Alan Ramsey. America covered it then Captain & Tennille took it to the top of the charts. They never intended it to be released as a single. That was A&M's decision. "Muskrat Love" was a favorite song of Gerald Ford who called it an American Porch song.

[@andythompson7725]

What happened was they got divorced!

[@waylonmccrae3546]

It was about business .... wasn't personal !!

[@linniem5982]

He was sick and she did not want to be strapped to his medical and hospital bills.

[@andythompson7725]

Another video on YT says from Tenille that they were connected only through music, but in marriage there was NO CONNECTION!

[@jamesm90]

Muddled voice over spoils the video.

[@abbagus1]

And they recorded a pair of their hits in Spanish

[@kevinstroup]

Tenill?

[@sr2291]

They were a cute couple.

[@claricelouie624]

Toni was born on May 8, 1940. 1943 was the idea of a publicist.

[@douglasrrhine6329]

Sa doca ?