1. In 1962, Daryl Dragon became a member of the band Charles Wright and the Wright Sounds, which included the future Watts Band member John Raynford.
15 Facts About Daryl Dragon
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Daryl Dragon contributed vibes and melodica in the song "Wind 'n' Sea" by the band Farm, a group assembled by his brothers Dennis and Doug for the soundtrack to The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun, a surf film directed by George Greenough.
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Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love gave him the nickname "Captain Keyboard", and it stuck; Daryl Dragon began wearing a nautical captain's hat to go along with the name.
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On Bob Smith's 1970 double LP The Visit, Daryl Dragon is credited as Captain Keyboard.
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Daryl Dragon arranged the coda of the Beach Boys' song "Don't Go Near The Water" from the 1971 release Surf's Up.
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Daryl Dragon served as musical director for The Beach Boys' concert on September 22,1971, at The Ramada Inn in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
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In 1971, Daryl Dragon met his future wife Toni Tennille in San Francisco during auditions for Mother Earth.
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Such was the level of their popularity that they were given their own television variety show, The Captain and Tennille, which featured Tennille and Daryl Dragon performing musical numbers and comedy sketches with various guest stars.
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In 1981, Daryl Dragon contributed to Carpenters' Made In America album, programming synthesizers on " Back In My Life Again".
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Daryl Dragon did session work with his brother Dennis for the Go for It soundtrack.
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Daryl Dragon suffered from megalocornea, a condition which results in the enlargement of the transparent front part of the eye and iris.
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In November 2009, Toni Tennille announced that Daryl Dragon was under a physician's care to determine the best method of his treatment.
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Daryl Dragon stated he was unaware of this until he was served with the divorce papers.
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Daryl Dragon stated his ex-wife had flown to Arizona and had been a help in his improvement.
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Daryl Dragon died on January 2,2019, from kidney failure in Prescott, Arizona, aged 76, with Tennille by his side.