"Boys from 1967 to 1972. Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love gave him the nickname ""Captain"", and it stuck; Dragon began wearing a nautical captain's hat to go along with the name. As Captain in Captain & Tennille, Dragon was frequently silent and a man of very few words, playing a foil to his outgoing, vivacious wife, Toni Tennille. In 1962, Dragon became a member of the band Charles Wright and the Wright Sounds, a group which included future Watts Band member John Raynford. In 1968, Dragon and his brother Dennis formed a studio band called The Mission, which produced"
"Daryl Dragon, later known as the ""Captain"" of Captain & Tennille. Over the course of the next six years, Wright would add more players to his group and these were the players who would eventually become known as the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, at least by 1968. Several of those members, including drummer James Gadson, bassist Melvin Dunlap, trombonist/arranger Ray Jackson, and both guitarists Al McKay and Benorce Blackmon, would play on several Dyke and the Blazers charting singles, including ""We Got More Soul"" (1969) and ""Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man"" (1969)."
"to Parkinson’s, known as essential tremor, was characterized by such extreme tremors he could no longer play keyboards. Dragon later stated that some of his health problems were the result of errors in dosing his medication, a problem which has since been fixed; he and Tennille remain on speaking terms. Captain & Tennille The Captain & Tennille were American recording artists whose primary success occurred in the 1970s. The husband-and-wife duo were ""Captain"" Daryl Dragon (born August 27, 1942) and Toni Tennille (born May 8, 1940). They have five albums certified gold or platinum and scored numerous hits on the"
"Captain & Tennille The Captain & Tennille were American recording artists whose primary success occurred in the 1970s. The husband-and-wife duo were ""Captain"" Daryl Dragon (born August 27, 1942) and Toni Tennille (born May 8, 1940). They have five albums certified gold or platinum and scored numerous hits on the US singles charts, the most enduring of which included ""Love Will Keep Us Together"", ""Do That to Me One More Time"", and ""Muskrat Love"". They hosted their own television variety series on ABC in 1976–77. In 1972, Toni Tennille was the co-writer of an ecology-themed musical, ""Mother Earth"". At that"
"Dragon (band) Dragon is a rock band which was formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 1972 and relocated later to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were originally fronted by singer Marc Hunter and are currently led by his brother, bass player/vocalist Todd Hunter. They performed and released material under the name Hunter in Europe and the United States during 1987. Keyboard player Paul Hewson wrote or co-wrote most of the group's 1970s hits: ""April Sun in Cuba"" peaked at #2 on the 1977 Australian singles chart; ""Are You Old Enough?"" reached #1 in 1978; and ""Still in Love"
"her memoir and the revelation; he said, ""I saw you on ""The Today Show"". I was proud of you."" Despite their divorce, Tennille and Dragon have remained friends. Dragon stated in a February 2017 interview with ""People"" that Tennille had returned to Arizona to assist him following a serious health-related incident he had experienced the previous year. Toni Tennille Cathryn Antoinette ""Toni"" Tennille (born May 8, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist, best known as one-half of the 1970s duo Captain & Tennille with her former husband Daryl Dragon; their signature song is ""Love Will Keep Us Together"". Tennille"
"club called Daryl's, and later added a regular spot at the Glasshouse, a neighborhood bar in a black neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, which lasted ""about seven or eight years"". The Daryl's performances caught the attention of Jerry Brock, a radio broadcaster and co-founder of new local radio station WWOZ. Brock describes his initial reaction to the band: In 1980, Jerry Brock made the first professional recording of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, which he played ""constantly"" on WWOZ. He also prepared a press kit for the group and, in his words, ""helped them to present themselves professionally"". Back in"
"Surf Punks The Surf Punks were a pop punk band formed in 1976 by Malibu residents Dennis Dragon (son of the Symphony conductor Carmen Dragon, brother of Captain & Tennille's Daryl Dragon and ex-drummer for The Byrds and The Beach Boys in the early seventies), and Drew Steele. Dennis recruited the additional talents of Malibu residents Tony Creed AKA the ""Hulk"", for lead guitar and blues harp, fellow bodysurfer/frisbeeist John Hunt on the bass, and South Bay resident John Heussenstamm for lead guitar. This was the original core group, produced and engineered by Dennis in his garage studio across the"
"Double Dragon (music producer) Double Dragon is a Hip-Hop/R&B music production duo consisting of siblings Roy Chong and Elmo Chong also known as the ""Funk Seoul Brothers"". Hailing from Vancouver, Canada Double Dragon began producing music for several local artists in 2001. Not until 2005 did they finally catch a break producing music for #1 selling Canadian Hip-Hop group Swollen Members. The album ""Black Magic"" was a triumphant success winning a ""Juno Award"" for Rap Recording of the Year 2007. The Double Dragon produced & co-written song ""Brothers"" went on to be featured in the major motion picture ""In the"
"Double Dragon (band) Double Dragon was a heavy metal band from Adelaide, Australia. Their name is a homage to the 1980s cult video game ""Double Dragon"". Double Dragon's musical style is heavy metal, but has also been described variously as melodic death metal or metalcore, featuring twin guitar harmonies, prominent lead guitar solos, and both clean and screamed vocals. Double Dragon originally formed in 2002 when upon the demise of his previous band Screwface:13, guitarist Matthew 'Roady' Johnston decided to create a new project that focused more on melody than the down tuned style of 1990s nu metal. After starting"
"at least five music videos: ""My Beach"", ""Big Top"", ""Welcome to California"", ""Shark Attack"" and another for their cover of ""Come on-a My House"", which was originally a hit for Rosemary Clooney. Surf Punks The Surf Punks were a pop punk band formed in 1976 by Malibu residents Dennis Dragon (son of the Symphony conductor Carmen Dragon, brother of Captain & Tennille's Daryl Dragon and ex-drummer for The Byrds and The Beach Boys in the early seventies), and Drew Steele. Dennis recruited the additional talents of Malibu residents Tony Creed AKA the ""Hulk"", for lead guitar and blues harp, fellow"
"The Duals The Duals were an American surf rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1961. Much of the collaboration's music capitalized on the style of music popularized in Southern California in the early 1960s. They reached the national charts with their song ""Stick Shift"" which became the Duals' only Top 40 hit. A studio album named after the Duals' hit song was released the following year. The Duals featured the partnership of Henry Bellinger (lead guitar) and Johnny Lageman (rhythm guitar), two friends who lived in the same neighborhood in Los Angeles. In 1961, the duo approached H.B."
"Dragon in 1972 with Graeme Collins (piano, vocals), Neil Storey (drums) and Ray Goodwin (guitar, keyboards, vocals); the group was soon joined by Hunter's younger brother Marc Hunter (vocals) and moved to Australia in 1975. The band toured Australasia, America and Europe and their songs from that time, ""April Sun In Cuba"", ""Are You Old Enough?"" and ""Still in Love With You"" are still played on radio. Hunter's first wife was poet, artist, writer Jen Jewel Brown (aka Jennifer Hunter Brown) who had written ""Million Dollar Riff"" (1975) a book describing Australian band Skyhooks prior to their first tour of"
"1980, by two sets of brothers; the Marvelli brothers, using the punk rock names ""Kevin Seconds"" and ""Steve Youth,"" and the Borghino brothers, who were known as ""Tom Munist"" and ""Dim Menace."" Asked about the origins of the band's name in a December 1982 interview with ""Flipside"" magazine, Kevin Seconds recalled: ""...I was ordering The Dils single ""198 Seconds of The Dils"" from Bomp and I wrote it on a desk and the ink it said 97 Seconds; and then we saw this movie ""Day of the Jackals"" or something and all through it there were references to 7 Seconds,"
"in September 1976, aged 22. By then, founding member Ray Goodwin had left the group, and their single ""This Time"" had begun charting. Dragon considered disbanding after Storey's death, but Todd Hunter consulted with Nesbitt who advised him to continue and organised for Kerry Jacobson (ex-Mammal) to join on drums. Between 1977 and 1979, the classic Dragon lineup – the Hunter brothers, Taylor, Hewson and Jacobson – had a string of major hits on the Australian charts with singles ""April Sun in Cuba"", ""Are You Old Enough?"" and ""Still In Love with You"" and albums ""Sunshine"", ""Running Free"" and ""O"
"was ""Scented Gardens for the Blind"" (1963). In 1994 the album was re-released as a CD. It was re-packaged as a double CD (with first album ""Universal Radio"") in 2004. Dragon formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 1972 with a line-up that featured Todd Hunter on bass guitar, guitarist Ray Goodwin, drummer Neil Reynolds and singer/pianist Graeme Collins. All had been in various short-lived bands in Auckland, Collins is credited with using I Ching to provide the name Dragon. Their first major gig was an appearance at The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival in early January 1973. By 1974 several"
"Mix"" starring platinum R&B singer Usher Raymond. During 2005 Double Dragon also solidified a relationship with #1 selling Korean Hip Hop group Drunken Tiger. This project signified big changes for the rapping duo as the exit of member DJ Shine, left remaining member Tiger JK to carry on the Drunken tradition. The new album """"1945 Liberation"""" went on to be a great success for Tiger JK and the whole Drunken movement. Double Dragon produced song """"Put Your Hands Up Here"""" was an instant club and Karaoke favorite. In late 2005 Double Dragon found themselves in collaboration with critically acclaimed Gospel/Christian"
"also played with Billy Boy Arnold, and in 1976 he joined the 1950s-style rock and roll band Yakety Yak, with whom he stayed until 1980, recording one single with them in that time. In 1981 several members of Yakety Yak, including Campbell, formed another 1950s-style band called the Dragons, who subsequently changed their name to Sonny King & the Sons of Swing in 1982. Campbell continued to play with them till 1987, though occasionally they used Geoff Britton when Campbell was unable to participate. During 1982–84, Campbell also played with another of McPhee's bands, The Groundhogs. Campbell also played in"
"Darling (British band) Darling were a British band from the late 1970s, whose music was a mixture of new wave and pop music. The band's singer, Alice Spring, had been the vocalist of the band Slack Alice on their eponymously titled album of 1974, and had a career as pop singer Sandra Barry in the 1960s. Drummer Paul Varley had been the percussionist and a founder member of the well-known band Arrows. Vocalist Alice Spring and bassist Mick Howard came from the 70's London RnB + Rock group Slack Alice. In 1979, Darling released their first and only album, ""Put"
"time, Daryl Dragon (son of composer Carmen Dragon) was working as a keyboardist for the Beach Boys. When Tennille's show was preparing to move from San Francisco's Marines Memorial Theatre to Southern California's South Coast Repertory, a call was put out for a replacement keyboardist. Dragon was between tours when he heard about the opening, met Tennille in San Francisco to audition, and landed the gig. Dragon later reciprocated by recommending Tennille to the Beach Boys when the band needed an additional keyboardist, and they hired her. She toured with them for a year, and has since been known as"
"Steve Darrington; this duo helped assemble a new group in 1971 that continued playing blues-based music, and gigged extensively in the early days of the UK's pub rock scene. The band's name ""Brewer's Droop"" is a slang expression for erectile dysfunction brought on by heavy drinking. Signed to the UK division of RCA in 1972, at the time of their first album (""Opening Time"") Brewer's Droop consisted of Ron Watts (vocals, percussion), John ""Alimony Slim"" Mackay (guitars, vocals), Steve Darrington (keyboards, reeds), Malcolm Barrett (bass), and Bob Walker (drums). A non-LP single, ""Sweet Thing"", also appeared in 1972. By the"
"it would be before Hunter was shot. On 1 July 2008, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recognised Dragon's iconic status when they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Dragon formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 1972 with a line-up that featured Todd Hunter on bass guitar, guitarist Ray Goodwin, drummer Neil Reynolds and singer/pianist Graeme Collins. All had been in various short-lived bands in Auckland, Collins is credited with using I Ching to provide the name Dragon. Their first major gig was an appearance at The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival in early January 1973. By 1974"
"1970. In the mid 1970s, having left Lost Aaraaf, he collaborated with psychedelic multi-instrumentalist Magical Power Mako. His musical output throughout the late 1970s is scarcely documented, until the formation of his rock duo Fushitsusha in 1978 (although their first LP did not surface until 1989). This outfit initially consisted of Haino on guitar and vocals, and Tamio Shiraishi on synthesizer. With the departure of Shiraishi and the addition of Jun Hamano (bass) and Shuhei Takashima (drums), Fushitsusha operated as a trio. The lineup soon changed, with Yasushi Ozawa (bass) and Jun Kosugi (drums) performing throughout the 1990s, but returned"
"at number 21 in New Zealand. In 2012, their single ""Are You Old Enough?"" was used in the opening credits of Australian television drama series ""Puberty Blues"". Dragon (band) Dragon is a rock band which was formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in January 1972 and relocated later to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were originally fronted by singer Marc Hunter and are currently led by his brother, bass player/vocalist Todd Hunter. They performed and released material under the name Hunter in Europe and the United States during 1987. Keyboard player Paul Hewson wrote or co-wrote most of the group's"
"included the hit song ""I can Dance all by Myself."" The value of Dalton and Dubarri Lp's and 45 's can be found in The Official price guide to records, published by Goldmine. Dalton and Dubarri Dalton and Dubarri were a rock band from the 1970s. The leads were Gary Dalton, and Kent Dubarri who released four albums. Two of them were on Columbia records. Gary Dalton's real name was Gary Dalton Stovall and Kent DuBarri's real name was Kent Sprague or Kent DuBarri Sprague, but he also went by the name of Butch DuBarri. They were previously in a"
"featured in the show's soundtrack. 2007 gave way to a new project for Double Dragon with Korean Pop/Hip-Hip/R&B artist Yun Mi Rae (Tasha Reid, or T) formerly of Tashannie. Her long-awaited album came only after a drawn out battle with her former record label. Double Dragon produced song ""Pay Day"" was a standout Hip-Hop anthem, that Korean audiences responded to immediately. Now based in New York City, Double Dragon is setting up to work with more US major label artists. 2007 will continue to showcase Double Dragon's work with artists such as Swollen Members, YDG and Drunken Tiger. Double Dragon"
"with ""Double-O-Seven"" a lament by a teenager whose girlfriend is neglecting him to see James Bond movies; the track reached #89 in the spring of 1965""."" The Detergents again spoofed the Shangri-Las by recording ""I Can Never Eat Home Any More,"" a parody of the Shangri-La's hit ""I Can Never Go Home Any More."" Dante himself would go on to produce many of Barry Manilow's greatest hit recordings of the seventies. The Detergents The Detergents were an American music group consisting of Ronnie (Ron) Dante, Danny Jordan, and Tommy Wynn. The group's speciality was parody songs, as with their first"
"had shortened his nickname to ""Beeb"", and Birtles Anglicised the first two syllables of Bertelkamp. Birtles and Cotton co-wrote ""Little Roland Lost"", which was issued as the B-side of Zoot's June 1969 single, ""Monty & Me"". As a member of Zoot, Birtles appeared on all their recorded material including both of their studio albums, ""Just Zoot"" (1970) and ""Zoot Out"" (1971), but they broke up in May 1971. After Zoot, Birtles and Cotton performed together as an eponymous pop, soft rock duo, Daryl and Beeb, which were renamed as Frieze for their sponsors – a clothing company. Teenage-themed newspaper, ""Go-Set"","
"member, singer-guitarist Glyn Mason, formally of Chain, Jeff St John & Copperwine and Home. The five-piece version of the band performed for several months but recorded only one single, although unofficial live recordings of this lineup have survived. It was during this period that Rudd introduced Dawkins to newly arrived New Zealand band Dragon. Dawkins (who had by then moved to CBS Records immediately signed Dragon and went on to produce a string of Australian hit albums and singles with them in the late 1970s. After the expiration of their EMI contract the group signed with CBS Records for their"
"they called Sylvia Darling, culminating in the release of the album-length cassette ""Sand Dancing"" (1988) on Office Records. This collaboration lasted until 1989, when Strell left Champaign to move to New York City. Meanwhile, fellow ¡Ack-Ack! alumni Henry Frayne, Lynn Canfield and Brendan Gamble formed The Moon Seven Times (M7X), whose debut CD release on Third Mind Records featured Joe Strell on bass on the track ""Rise"", as well as a credit for ""train sounds and glasses"". Henry Frayne later went on to form his own musical project Lanterna, while Lynn Canfield and Brendan Gamble created Shotgun Wedding. After leaving"
"DFX2 (band) DFX2 was a San Diego, California based band in the 1980s. Led by twin brothers Douglas Farage (vocals and rhythm guitar) and David Farage (lead guitar and vocals), the band's name was derived from their initials: D.F. times two (x 2). The band's other members were Frank Hailey (drums) and Eric Gotthelf (bass) (who replaced Matthew Pray after the release of their first EP, ""Where Are They Now""). Though marketed as a new wave band, DFX2 was heavily influenced by the sound of the Rolling Stones. DFX2 released two EPs, and their songs ""Emotion"" and ""Maureen"" were minor"
"Hall & Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates, often referred to as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two write most of the songs they perform, separately or in collaboration. They achieved their greatest fame from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s with a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Hall and Oates have sold an estimated 40 million records, making them the best selling music duo in history. They are best known for their six"
"with You"" reached #15 also in 1978. Later hits, from when the band re-grouped in the 1980s, were written by other band members, often working with outside associates: The Hunter brothers, with Todd's partner, Johanna Pigott, wrote ""Rain,"" a #2 hit in 1983, while other, more minor hits were written by the Hunters and/or Alan Mansfield, frequently in collaboration with any combination of Pigott, Mansfield's partner Sharon O'Neill, Marc Hunter's partner Wendy Hunter, or producers Todd Rundgren and David Hirschfelder. The name Dragon came from a consultation of I Ching cards by early band vocalist Graeme Collins. Dragon have endured"