I never sensed a connection between them but I loved their music just the same. Toni had such a sultry and unique voice and was always radiant on stage.

@mandinorock9495

5 жыл бұрын

Joanne Caradonna

@nancyking

5 жыл бұрын

I always felt there was something "phony" about it, too.

@daveconleyportfolio5192

2 жыл бұрын

Twenty years earlier, Louis Prima and Keely Smith were hugely successful with the same formula. He was flamboyant, and she was stoic. The Captain's awkwardness in front of the camera was always obvious, which makes me think that she was the one pushing for stardom.

@evelynbeadling591

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you I never saw the connection honestly he seemed a little weird

@Goldenowl66

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. He always seemed very wooden.

I love how she still has a 70's hairdo and it still looks good on her!

@ApplePie..

2 жыл бұрын

She's wearing a wig. 😄💯

@geneschweiss4872

Жыл бұрын

@Apple Pie Not hardly she just happens to have good hair the part is exactly the same way please.

This is a cautionary tale. NEVER marry anyone without that romantic connection. It's essential to a great marriage.

@bernitacenteno1326

2 жыл бұрын

Warning warning : Both parties must have a genuine love for the other person.

@9Ballr

2 жыл бұрын

A "romantic connection" is not love.

@Deer548

2 жыл бұрын

@@9Ballr I think she meant physical affection and a romantic connection along with love. Loving one another is obviously a given.

@guineapiglady2841

2 жыл бұрын

Been there. Ain't worth it.

@john.premose

2 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised to see so many recent comments on a video this old lol

Saw her and husband at a concert in our town 1975. She had some of her sisters as back up singers on stage with them. It was my very first live concert I went to. It was a very good concert, and she was very personable with the audience!!!

@HealingHappyAli

2 жыл бұрын

That Must've been a great show, she seems to care so deeply for the fans and has a great talent.

After hearing this I feel so sorry for Toni Tennille. That's heartbreaking that she stayed in a loveless marriage for so long just for us. It was wrong of her manager to suggest getting married for the tax break. (There's actually a marriage penalty tax.) I waited on her once, the same day I'd seen her interviewed on the local news. She's as beautiful in person as she is on TV, and very nice. (No Captain tagging along.) My employer has a rule about not asking celebrities for autographs, you can be fired if you do. But I was so tempted. I only saw her that once, back around 1986, but it's a sweet memory. That smile of her's is huge, and genuine. Thank you for the video, greatly appreciated, brought back fond memories. Take care, stay safe, have a nice day. 👵🙂✌️🖖 😷 🙉🙈🙊 🌎☮️🕊️

@sherribrown294

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the memories, I love these personal stories ❤️

@dulciemidwinter1925

2 жыл бұрын

I don't really know very much about them as a couple although I loved the songs. Did they have children together?

@bachfan7537

2 жыл бұрын

@@dulciemidwinter1925 I don't think so but it seems she adopted him. lol

@elliebellie7816

2 жыл бұрын

Drama, much? Nobody stayed in a marriage for "us". Pfffft.

@annjones5201

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You, that is a nice memory to share. ❤🏆❤

I appreciate her Candor & Beautiful Heart. Loved their Music. She was with him when he died, that's Love.

@angelarasmussen1800

2 жыл бұрын

Or she was the ultimate people pleaser.

@LADYDIVAful

Жыл бұрын

@@angelarasmussen1800Wow!!! I’ve been there too, a people pleaser, never again!!!

@blueknight5754

2 ай бұрын

@@LADYDIVAfulso a soul that you spent DECADES with means NOTHING? People wonder why society is failing apart…she was there cause of the love and memories that she had with that person..to pay your respects to a human being. 🤦🏻‍♂️

There's no way in HELL that I would have stayed in a loveless and unemotional marriage for 4 decades, all because of the fans!!! That's CRAZY as HELL!!!!

@jackprecip5389

2 жыл бұрын

There's no way in hell that she's being completely honest that she stayed with him for 40 years just out of some sort of obligation to her fans. That's a great sounding story, but I'm sure there was a LOT more to it than that.

@walterkersting6238

2 жыл бұрын

Money. There, fixed it. Money answereth all things

@deniseleaps

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think that’s the whole truth. Somehow I feel like she was taking care of him. He could have been neurodivergent.

@KOSMICKEN09

2 жыл бұрын

Well don't a Lot of people stay in love less marriages lol for numerous reasons - especially if they have kids But yes kind of a waste

@ElizabethzW.

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackprecip5389 yeah that's impossible 😂😂 just like women who stay with their husband's even if he cheated or don't give her an orgsam .

I think he was unable to feel for anyone. He saw their marriage as a business, which it was. She was able to have emotions and loved him as a fellow human being that is why she was with him when he died.

@PikesvilleAl

2 жыл бұрын

no she used her first husband like she used Darryl.

Love seeing my Dad on this clip. He was their drummer for the TV show.

@burymedeep-be7dm

5 жыл бұрын

That is COOL

@marleyjanim5033

5 жыл бұрын

Right on👍

@stumack9755

5 жыл бұрын

corny show.

@STUCATZOMARINE

5 жыл бұрын

Who was the drummer ? So cool !

@cwj144

5 жыл бұрын

Was he able to make good money with them.

I remember having a HUGE crush on 'The Captain' back in the day. I was in my early teens and he was so gorgeous. And just like Toni says in her book, it was the shyness as much as his looks that made him so attractive. I'm truly sorry for the both of them. I'm sorry that Toni did not get the love and intimacy any woman (and most men) crave, and I'm sorry for Daryl, too. After reading Toni's book and now watching these old clips, it almost seems as if Daryl has/had maybe a form of Asperger's Syndrome? It's almost as if he was locked into his own brilliant world of music and that's ALL he could experience. Very sad. I wish them both well.

@DDG2023

5 жыл бұрын

Very sexist. No cookie for you.

@muddyriverdogz

5 жыл бұрын

Most "men" want intamacy ? You're naive.

@DDG2023

5 жыл бұрын

@@muddyriverdogz Most men want cookies.

@TWms-bb8rc

5 жыл бұрын

He was very attractive.

@smarybling

5 жыл бұрын

@@obscurelyvague they do not understand real love and maybe Toni didn't either who knows.

She was with him when he died...so love DID keep them together. No matter what kind of love it was.

@johnpatterson4272

2 жыл бұрын

Very true, and very well said.

@burgcarli929

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that. It would have been interesting to hear his side of the story. Oftentimes, the truth lays in between.

@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426

2 жыл бұрын

@@burgcarli929 Very true. He may offer a different hx. Some people view the whole of their past through a negative filter, even if, at each stage in their life, they expressed connection and contentment.

@rustyrules4264

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he did love her,but was unable to show it. 39 years is a long time.

@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426

2 жыл бұрын

@@rustyrules4264 Perhaps she has her interpretation, and he has his. But really, who cares? They had a few hits during a boring period of American music.

Ms Tennile spread a great deal of joy with her singing. No way to not receive the reward coming for that. Life is bumpy.

@danieldavis3035

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I remember my best friend in school loved the Captain and Tennile. I would go over to his house and he would play this record. Of course, I was in love with him and he ended up married. Story of my life...

I love Captain and Tennille! Those were the days my friends.

@winniejohnson5559

2 жыл бұрын

cute.

@swanlake8827

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! Just watching this video made me nostalgic for the early 70s! Man those were the days! To be young and carefree……

I used to love their show and songs as a little kid. She still looks amazing and I hope she finds true love.

@arrjee9474

2 жыл бұрын

She’s 75 … knock it off …

@wisdomseeker3362

2 жыл бұрын

So did I . I remember like it was yesterday. She's a beautiful lady and I thought he was cute . lol ...They did make some beautiful music together . Days in the past were such good times. I miss the simpler times.

@barbaravyse660

2 жыл бұрын

@@arrjee9474 So she’s still beautiful

@Kay-fv7cw

2 жыл бұрын

Me too 😄. The songs were catchy and they had good guests on their TV show.

@arrjee9474

2 жыл бұрын

@@barbaravyse660 On TV …

She was a terrific singer.

@HawklordLI

2 жыл бұрын

Compared to what? A coyote?

@SheilaR.08

2 жыл бұрын

@@HawklordLI Millions of albums sold refute that.

@HawklordLI

2 жыл бұрын

@@SheilaR.08 Since when does it take any talent to sell millions of albums? Case in point: Prince, Rod Stewart, KISS, AC/DC, The Carpenters, Britney Spears, Stevie Nicks etc. etc. etc.

@kimsullivan5576

2 жыл бұрын

She is a terrific singer. Her stunning background voice sounds so angelic in Elton Johns's Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me.

@nkt1

2 жыл бұрын

@@HawklordLI The Carpenters? Come off it. Karen Carpenter's voice was sublime.

There is a BIG difference between love and passion....sounds like the passion was what was lacking....otherwise she could not endured that for so long. Glad she was by his side in his final moments regardless of the divorce....they were a great music talent. Loved them and still do.

@FoodNerds

2 жыл бұрын

The passion was in the music 🎶

@sharoncrawford7192

2 жыл бұрын

Is he dead?

@williamjueschke9960

2 жыл бұрын

Good point.

Her beautiful voice takes me right back to middle school 1975 - I asked for the "Love Will Keep Us Together" album for my birthday. Good memories listening to that album over and over.

@spaniardsrmoors6817

2 жыл бұрын

Jeez, that's my definition of hell...sounds like a Twilight Zone episode...you're condemned to listening to "Love will keep us together" album for eternity.

@Person-mh6xq

2 жыл бұрын

@@spaniardsrmoors6817 you really have a rotten spirit. I hope you’re single and stay that way.

@majeliomontenegro1

2 жыл бұрын

When I was 9 or 10 years old, me and my best friend were on the roof of a garage. My friend started singing the "I will. I will" part of that song when he tripped over a tree branch and fell off the roof. He was singing as he fell. Luckily, the roof was only 7 to 8 feet from the ground.

I had no idea their marriage wasn't happy. We shared our wedding anniversary with them until they divorced and always thought how cool it was, but now it kinda makes me sad. I don't think I could stay with someone who didn't love me back. Breaks my heart for her.

@SiobhanSibealFernweh

2 жыл бұрын

That's what you get with industry created acts, they own you body and soul. If you let them. That's according to many who aren't buying their scare and control tactics. One industry I'm grateful to not have been qualified to enter.

@helendowney6052

2 жыл бұрын

Vv

It is sad when a marriage is unhappy . Hope she finds a relationship that brings her all the happiness she was missing and more . Beautiful woman and soulful voice . 🤗

@dalehoward3704

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@smpeace2683

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@jacquelinebhg2325

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same! 💓

@nkt1

2 жыл бұрын

At 75? Who could be bothered at that age? I can't be bothered with it at 45!

@briang.7206

2 жыл бұрын

I watched their show I guess he's ok as a musician.. But always awkward doing skits and telling those stupid hat jokes.

Still to this day….her vocals blow my mind!!!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!

Beautiful lady, beautiful voice. Seems very humble.

I don’t understand how or why someone would put themselves through 39 years of a loveless marriage, if that was the case. A talented duo they were and great music.

@clinttorres2508

2 жыл бұрын

Bcz she's an obvious wack job...thats the simple answer

@jogordon1530

2 жыл бұрын

It’s called MONEY!

@williamlacentra2808

2 жыл бұрын

One word----MONEY...!

@rudeawakening3833

2 жыл бұрын

Or A “marriage of convenience” Happens all the time …

@deb4735

2 жыл бұрын

@@rudeawakening3833 She felt love for him... Normal. He was not normal or just an ass .. it's one or the other isn't it, that's the bottom line. Also this happened back in the day when married couples stayed together. As she said she didn't want to crush the fans and that theme and $$

So sad, they were so great together. I listened to them while growing up.

I cherish and adore her strength, her honesty, and her sincerity. She's definitely an inspiration to my heart. She always will be. 😊

RIP: Daryl "The Captain" Dragon Aug 27, 1942 -- Jan 2, 2019

I really loved them back when. It's heartbreaking to realize they weren't happy.

My mother played all the Captain and Tennille songs on 8 track over and over and over back when they were so popular. At the time she was in a bad marriage to my father and longed for the love in those songs. She never knew just how much more she actually had in common with Toni Tennille. Sad for both of them…

@sharonjensen3016

2 жыл бұрын

When you look at photos of them from back in the day, she's beaming, while he looks like he wants to be somewhere else.

I was stunned when it came out that it was a 40+ year loveless marriage on his part. However it didn't surprise me that she went back to him after he got sick as there were allegations of mistreatment by his caretakers. In the end love did keep them together.

@tubester4567

2 жыл бұрын

She said the fans kept them together, and the marriage sucked but she stayed for the fans and I guess her career.

@muffs55mercury61

2 жыл бұрын

@@tubester4567 I've been meaning to get her book but never have yet.

@rcperry2000

Жыл бұрын

@@muffs55mercury61 it's a great book and really gives you more insight.

@muffs55mercury61

Жыл бұрын

@@rcperry2000 I'm going to read it. Turns out our library has one but it was checked out the last time I inquired.

39 years??? With no love?

@DiamondsdaBoss

8 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@viralbuthow000

8 жыл бұрын

I know. Something fishy about that. Might have had an open marriage.

@viralbuthow000

8 жыл бұрын

Says who?

@jerseytomato100

8 жыл бұрын

+Raymond Villafana on her end, yes. Idk about him. I'm reading her book now, and the way she's described him, it sounds like he is textbook Asperger's. Introverted, undemonstrative with affection, perfectionism, moody, took himself too seriously, socially awkward, quiet, with genius-level talent. That's my take on it, anyway.

@windsong1a

7 жыл бұрын

You all should Google...."Famous people with Autism or Asperger's" I think you will be amazed at what you find.

Sad that Mr. Dragon passed away but at least she was at his bedside. R.I.P. Mr. Dragon

@frankdenardo8684

5 жыл бұрын

Roger James my prayers and condolences.

@stopiwantoff7965

5 жыл бұрын

TRUE. That counts for something. 😢

@Suzi64grad

5 жыл бұрын

SteppinLady Underwood I read her book, and she was brutal...saying he wasn't a good lover, etc. I was only glad she went to his side after hurting him publicly. She could have taught him to be more loving in my opinion...just hope he felt happy knowing she was there!!

@frankdenardo8684

5 жыл бұрын

Suzi64grad at least she was by his side when he passed away.

@tonycole6473

5 жыл бұрын

Good riddance to the captain.

No amount of money is worth your happiness. She wasted valuable time of her young life not knowing what it is to be loved by your partner. So sad 😞

@sophiaelayne9984

2 жыл бұрын

"She wasted valuable time of her young life" That's a lot of our stories.

@rolandedrummer9723

2 жыл бұрын

I loved her though....Well ,I was only 8 too.

If their was no Tennille? Their would be no captain! I loved her voice.

Aw thats so sad, for Toni. She's seems like such a sweet kind person. I fully understand her predicament; my ex is an Asperger's persona d in his case in particular, there just was no level of deeper connection emotionally.

And what a truly beautiful and VERSATILE voice in addition to her beautiful person! And boy does she look great 👍

As a kid in the 70's they were one of my favorite acts.

@janc8199

2 жыл бұрын

And The Carpenters. What a beautiful voice Karen had.

It's sad things did not work out. And on a side note, Ms. Tennille looks very beautiful for 75.

She looked great with longer hair. She's still gorgeous. You can tell he was very introverted and quiet. And she was vivacious. That only pleases one side.

Hard to believe that she is 75. Wow, she looks awesome. She is so pretty

@Landis_Grant

2 жыл бұрын

She’s 78 in 2022.

I, along with so many other fans, just took it for granted they were a happily married couple, especially when they sang all those love songs. You never heard of any problems between them until they divorced in 2014.

@michaelhughes8057

2 жыл бұрын

I agree Richard. It was sad! At least they had a lot of nice love songs together.

@johnpauljones9310

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhughes8057 When he was no longer able to play, she threw him in the garbage. Not a nice woman at all.

@williamsherman1089

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnpauljones9310 Right, we never heard his side of the story. Something tells me quite possibly it wasn't him that couldn't give the intamacy in the.marriage, she always seemed pretty self absorbed

@blondespitfire

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnpauljones9310 Hard to judge from the outside looking in. But their divorce seemed to follow his diagnosis of a terminal illness...which required alot of care. It almost seems hypocritical to the point of vile to sing so many love songs about devotion, and then to do the complete opposite to someone she was married to for almost 40 years!

@angeltobit878

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnpauljones9310 , absolutely! Like we do not know the guy has a serious illness.

I don't know if anyone else has ever noticed anything "different" about Daryl. Looking back, he reminds me very much of my adult son, who has Asperger's. Very much in his element when engaging in what moves him, but socially awkward and has difficulty expressing his feelings. He probably loved Toni, but was unable to express it.

@Greeneggsandham123

2 жыл бұрын

He probably loved her very much but couldn’t show her in the way she expected .

Their love was kinda like Sonny and Cher. Great together in music, in social life and home not so much.

My lord she was gorgeous, tall, fun-loving, and that voice! The perfect woman, sad it was wasted. I grew up in the 1970s and sure long for those days back.

As clinician, I strongly believe nothing justifies to keep a relationship that is not serving pure love. Wishing the best to this talented songwriter 🙏🏻🌷

@MrShobar

2 жыл бұрын

As.a "clinician", please tell exactly what "pure love" is.

Great to see Toni Tennille, one of my favorites from the past. I saw her ten times in person as a teenager. I still have all of their albums. I was a pretty big fan. I’m now in y fifties and hard to believe she is 75. Where has the time gone?

Still love their music RIP captain

Sometimes the marriage is that of companionship which is unfortunate but Toni showed she cared being there for Darryl at the end 😔

In This Interview She Was 75 I promise She Doesn't Look more the 40ish. She Seems to posses a positive spirit and Good Health Best to Her Always ❤️💯🙏🏾

@linniem5982

2 жыл бұрын

A book I read said she was a L-- -bi-n

It's a shame such a beautiful woman would stay in a loveless marriage for so many years. She could have had any man she wanted except her own husband.

@TheKitchenerLeslie

2 жыл бұрын

She could have had Frank Gifford and hosted a show with Regis. Same person, basically.

@magneto7930

2 жыл бұрын

I thought she was beautiful inside and out, and talented! I never saw anything not to love about her.

@TheKitchenerLeslie

2 жыл бұрын

@@magneto7930 Well, she cheated on The Captain. So there's that.

@magneto7930

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKitchenerLeslie well I really wouldn't be too surprised about that, I don't condone it either. But if she wasn't getting any love from him they should have sought after counseling or called it quits.

@GaelinW

2 жыл бұрын

@@magneto7930 - It takes two to seek out couples counseling.

Loved the songs and like everyone around, I thought they were married and were Happy....that the music was a reflection of their love. Why not...it was such heart felt! I was blessed as a kid hearing this wonderful music.🥰

She was at Darylls side when he died 3 years later.. obviously she did love him.

@seascape35

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe she was just assuaging her guilt.

@Bigbadwhitecracker

3 жыл бұрын

Duty.

@tedwojtasik8781

3 жыл бұрын

She loved the money. She left Dragon when he was diagnosed with his illness, that alone speaks volumes.

@SciTrekMan

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the point. It was all her, romantically speaking.

@andywinslow9638

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you

39 years? Something was there. I wonder if it's a case of never had learned to resolve to accept the person for who he was instead of fairytale. Would love to hear his side

It's heartwarming to read about a marriage and love affair which had more of the natural elements beyond passion. Respect, companionship, thoughtfulness, tradition, and memory of when love between two people was brand new. RIP Daryl, you earned it. Bravo Toni, you're so beautiful inside and out!

@topseykretts7608

2 жыл бұрын

what was wrong with his eyes?? Very eerie to look at. Like they were permanently dilated.

@lydiapetra1211

2 жыл бұрын

@@topseykretts7608 I noticed that....they were staring blank...

@lydiapetra1211

2 жыл бұрын

I think he was asexual....

@drumsport

2 жыл бұрын

@@topseykretts7608 He has a condition where the iris is enlarged, I believe caused by the muscles which controls them. I am reading Toni's book/memoirs right now and the eye condition is something that caused Daryl some ridicule in school and left him introverted. His family situation wasn't the best either. It was a stark relationship, more businesslike than romantic. Separate bedrooms, not a lot of affection, controlling. Finally, the marriage was too empty to continue. Toni sounds so sweet, I hope she's found happiness.

I hate that people suffer behind closed doors. The social mask can throw people off. There may be abuse, lack of love, lack of connection, a whole array of issues. Yet people stay locked into misery.

@janc8199

2 жыл бұрын

I thinks it becomes familiar. Couples get stuck in a rut, and afraid to move on, after so many years so they settle for the companionship.

@windovrwatergirl

2 жыл бұрын

@@janc8199 Totally agree. I’m in this right now and I see so many friends get divorced and there struggling financially and and lonely. I dont know what the answer is!

I'd sure like to hear his side of the story

@AtheistCook

5 жыл бұрын

true, there is two sides to every story, she chose the life she had

@gailweeks5442

5 жыл бұрын

Too late, he passed away today. RIP

@DDG2023

5 жыл бұрын

I just spoke to him. He said:

@fredfirestoner763

5 жыл бұрын

hes dead so you can't

@harmono8766

5 жыл бұрын

Here's his side....um...I didn't know why she divorced me.

I hope Toni can find someone that makes her happy. It's obviously harder than it looks to find that special person

@winniecash1654

2 жыл бұрын

I never found 'him' either.

@Person-mh6xq

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think anyone thinks it “looks easy!”

*As I recall it, he had a girlfriend who committed suicide by stepping in front of a truck or something and he never really recovered from that? Dude looked dead in the eyes... She on the other hand was and still is very bright and shiny in her personality. One reason why she still looks so good - at least 10 years younger than her actual age...*

@bernitacenteno1326

2 жыл бұрын

In the old photo I did notice the Captains eyes too. They just look at the camera without being expressive eyes.

@JungleYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@bernitacenteno1326 A shark's eyes were more animated... Just saying

@JJJettplane

2 жыл бұрын

@@JungleYT haha

@saturn3344

2 жыл бұрын

@@bernitacenteno1326 He had big brown pools of chocolate for eyes. Very beautiful

There's three sides to every story- Yours and mine and the ole darn truth.

@a.k.4085

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@its4it

4 жыл бұрын

A lady I work with would agree with that.

You DO NOT stay married 39 years solely to keep fans happy. I don't care what she says or what her book says... there was something worthwhile to last 39 year's-- more than she's saying, at least. Toni at 75 looks fabulous. But I don't believe she's being frank and honest about the marriage. Obviously the marriage wasn't storybook, but who's is? As they say, there's TWO sides to the story!

@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, 2 sides to every story, that's why I would love to read HIS side. But he didn't write a book, did he? Seriously, I would read it.

@THE-HammerMan

4 жыл бұрын

@@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil 👍🎭😎😎😎

@tamaraesquivel2279

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@redlikewineagain697

2 жыл бұрын

I believe Daryl Dragon had schizoid personality disorder. If you look at old clippings of them together, Toni seemed scared of upsetting Daryl. She seemed very anxious and on edge. I found an old recording of them for Home Magazine. He controlled her.

@THE-HammerMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@redlikewineagain697 And how many hours & sessions analizing him as a patient did you have to determine this, DOCTOR?

Daryl's expression of disinterest was indeed genuine. So sad. What a facade to uphold for so many years.

She just described every woman on the planet. Looking for something from a man he just can't give.

@glennlrw

2 жыл бұрын

Not every woman, just too many.

It’s sad but I can relate to that. If there’s no connection then....there’s no connection. I can’t speak for anybody else but I can’t force my heart to feel something it won’t ...And I don’t really mean to quote “I can’t make you love me” but that song perfectly describes my marriage.

Back in '99, she came into the dry cleaners where I worked in Carson City, Nevada. I was so excited, told her I was a fan. She couldn't care less! All she said was "I need this stain taken out of this blouse"...I was shocked at how cold she was..she didn't smile at all and then just walked out

@darrenquello9305

3 жыл бұрын

That doesn't sound like her. I have known them since 1981. They have always been kind to me.

@tanyatressler3132

3 жыл бұрын

@@darrenquello9305 Well goody for you...my experience with her was different..

I remember when girls sported that hair style in the 70's, haven't seen it in years. The Captain & Tennile was a very popular vocal group in the late 60's through to the 80's, still enjoy their music😊

@jillkjv3816

2 жыл бұрын

That hairstyle and the Dorothy Hamill bob were all the rage in the mid to late 1970's. I sported both. 🤣

Loved seeing them on TV as a kid. She just sang her heart out. Darryl was so cool with the Captain's hat playing his dual electric pianos. They were the dynamic singing playing duo. Captain and Tennille.

No matter what, your singing will always be special.

She stayed with him until 2014 for the fans sake ? By 2000,the Captain And Tennille were no longer in musical demand,so why didnt she leave him then ?

Growing up in the 70’s I was a die-hard rock n’ roller but I still tuned in every week to see the Cap’n and Teniille… think I had a crush on her…

@billm3706

3 ай бұрын

I think I remember correctly. Their show was on right before MNF? I watched her religiously. I know I had a huge crush on her.

Toni deserved to find the love of her life. Without a loving, romantic connection why didn't she move on and keep looking? Millions of men adored her; she could have had her pick.

@lynnmahan154

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Why feel sorry for her loveless marriage as so many seem to.... it's a choice she made.

What a talent she is !

Beautiful songs as years. Great woman 😍 thanks for the songs 😍

I love this woman so much! God bless her in her struggles with public perception. I can tell you that at age 56 I still remember laying down on my back in the middle of Bronstein park in Manchester NH (at age 8) in 1976 (as I lived across the street) looking up at the clouds and the blue sky while listening to Love Will Keep us Together on my orange handled AM Radio at the time and it was an epic experience!

She seems so real and, on top of that, she is still gorgeous

Love you Toni so sorry for your loss I'm sure you added years to his life with your Sunshine spirit we never really say goodbye God bless

So sad that Captain & Tennille had a loveless marriage. My wife and I met in 1975 and got married in 1978. We had The Wedding Song as one of our songs. We celebrated 40 years in May last year. Sorry to read that Daryl died. RIP Daryl. Love you Toni.

I love this woman, talented & beautiful, she is class, I cannot think of any female singer that even comes close to her stature ❤️ This is my humble opinion…..

@johnpauljones9310

2 жыл бұрын

She's as soulless as Bette Midler.

@FrankIsAlwaysRight

2 жыл бұрын

She is an awful human being…in my humble opinion.

@redwandennaoui4508

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrankIsAlwaysRight why?

@redwandennaoui4508

2 жыл бұрын

@@carollynt carol t. You’re concerned about the sexual content of that song? You must slept through the sexual revolution during the 60’s! What about today’s music?? There’s more disgusting words if not about sex, it will be about murder, theft!! My advise to you is go back to sleep……

Stayed together for 39 years just for the fans??? That’s the silliest thing I have ever heard of. When Sonny and Cher got divorced, I was sad for 10 seconds, and then went on with my life. Brad and Jennifer, disappointed for 20 seconds and then forgot about it. A little more upset when the Beatles broke up.

@janettamcgee8124

2 жыл бұрын

He is dead and cannot tell his side of the story so she is dumping on him. Really nice.

@suesheny

2 жыл бұрын

Cher was a man. Wondering the samething about ms tennille. 75 yrs old .... Hmmm face looks damn good. Could it be adrenechrome?

Some men can't give what they aren't capable of, but he was faithful and devoted, after she left him he left the planet...rip captain!

@user-nq9gz4xf7f

2 жыл бұрын

She is slamming the Captain after he is dead. He was actually the musical talent

@user-nq9gz4xf7f

2 жыл бұрын

Its sad The Captain is dead...she is cashing in on a book deal and saying their was no love...pretty shabby treatment...we will never hear his side

@theelectricunicyclist9069

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-nq9gz4xf7f His Dad was the late famous composer and conductor, Carmen Dragon.

@jimstevenson424

2 жыл бұрын

No kidding. Left him as health problems were kicking in. But no sympathy for him on these boards. He probably would have liked a real marriage as well.

What a voice ❤

Toni: I'm so sorry you had such a loveless marriage. I will say this when I watched you two it was very apparent that he seemed to care little about you. You always tried to be kind and loving, but he could care less. I hope you finally found someone who cared and loved you!

They say opposites attract and they definitely appeared like opposites. Tony being so vivacious and Captain always seeming monotone. It’s really tragic when you think about her staying in a loveless marriage for her fans.. although I do think he loved her in his own way. Hopefully, she found someone romantically late in life. She deserves as much happiness as she gave her fans!

I firmly believe their marriage difficulties and strains were all due to that hat!!!!!!! He loved that hat and there was no room for a woman in his life.

@don4476

5 жыл бұрын

That's it! Mystery solved.

@Sungold0007

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@deliveryguyrx

5 жыл бұрын

I understand that he wore the hat because he was losing his hair and couldn't deal with the fact that he was going bald.If I'm wrong,I'm wrong.I heard that someplace.idk.

@cameron_fairchild

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!! I think you're right. He adored that hat!

I remember watching their TV show in its waning days of the 70’s when I was like 4 or 5. Love Will Keep Us Together was the first song I got hooked on.

This is baffling. How could you be with someone 39 years in a loveless marriage. My business partner and i were romantically involved for 2 years but we came to the realization we couldn’t be together in that way and 8 years later we’ve built an outstanding business as partners and friends. No need to force a wacky romantic relationship when that would’ve ruined a future thats now the great present we experience together. They just should’ve ended it and stayed business partners instead so they both could’ve had the chance to find the love and connection marriage can encompass

@rustyrules4264

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people stay together for various reasons.

@carlsbad7113

2 жыл бұрын

They stayed together because most of their music was based on the illusion of their relationship. It made them money.

@er6730

2 жыл бұрын

She seems to have been in love with him, but it wasn't returned. It's hard to have an unrequited love situation in a marriage. One feels so confused and stupid. And sad, but hopeful... And then sad again.

I met Toni at a Dodger game in the early 80s. She couldn't have been more lovely. Very sweet lady.

She sure did rock the world great songs..great smile

Give her an Oscar! Talk about acting the part..... I loved her as a kid. I still think she is one of the great singers of the 1970s. No clue of their loveless marriage. It makes me very sad for her. In this interview she seems like a whole new woman! ((Release some new material!))

Toni Tennille got the rock and roll last laugh. Her voice will always be the better part of the duo, AND she was hired by Roger Waters to voice Pink's wife on The Wall. She will always be rock history!!!

@aristedecomgmailcom

2 жыл бұрын

I hate Roger Waters. I am sorry that she worked on one of his disgusting albums.

@moonytheloony6516

Жыл бұрын

@@aristedecomgmailcom I hate Jonathan Mark. I am sorry that I read one of his disgusting posts.

@aristedecomgmailcom

Жыл бұрын

@@moonytheloony6516 Roger Waters' solo music is boring

@moonytheloony6516

Жыл бұрын

@@aristedecomgmailcom You initially said his albums were disgusting, now they're boring which is clearly an upgrade from disgusting. Which is it?

So sad. My wife and I liked the Captain and Tennille when we were both teenagers in the 70s even though she grew up in upstate NY and me in Alabama. They looked they had great chemistry and really loved each other on stage. Shame that chemistry didn't translated into their marriage. I hope she will find true love. I know I did fortunately.

Tony Tennille is dynamite! She looks so great! It's interesting to hear the reality behind the scenes. Captain and Tennille was one of the most amazing pop groups of their era, no doubt. Too bad she gave up romantic satisfaction for the fans.

Oh,, yes I am so disappointed to know the truth...but I understand. For me, listening to those beautiful love songs, hit my heart, smack dab!! I felt every word, every emotion. And I felt them deep, because I felt/interpurted each word with such strong feelings. I FELT the words Toni was singing had the emotion behind them. As I said, I understand that she stayed on because of "US" the fans. Isn't that what parents do, stay together "for the kids?" But, now, knowing the truth, I see the emotions in her face, feel the words she sings and realize she was striving and wanting to feel those words in her own life. She hungered to have the feelings she was singing. I understand, when we hear "LOVE SONGS" either we "feel" those words/live them, or we "wish" for them and the connection we need. Bless you Toni Tennille for enduring decades without any emotional connection to the man you shared your life with.

Thanks MOM! She had quite a record collection as well as sang in several bands. The 70’s was a great musical pinnacle.

I saw them soooo many years ago, in a showrooms in Reno. They were great to see. I wouldn't have known this sad information, by watching their show. Blessings to you, Toni.

When they performed on their television show, I thought he looked like he was emotionless, opposite of her. I thought he was kind of a brilliant musician but boring guy. Knowing what I know now, I understand why. RIP CAPTAIN.

@LKaramazov

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same, like why was she with this dud. I was only in the 6th grade too!

@Dory8

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't boring, just shy.

I think it sad when one speaks of others in a bad light after their death. Especially being married for quite a while. It is easy to talk bad about someone once their gone, for they can't defend themselves. She should have kept that to herself. They were both great in their public persona.

Toni Tennille was one talented lady and one of the most beautiful women that ever lived. I've been in love with her since age 12!

Toni was and is undoubtedly "The Star " of the show ! Have enjoyed her music for decades too. God bless.

I loved Captain & Tennille as a preteen! I’m so sorry to hear about Daryl’s passing. But, for Toni to say she stayed married for almost 40 years because she didn’t want to let her fans down... is a bit nutty. Cher didn’t have a problem living her life. I dunno, I’m not buying that excuse. Daryl always seemed odd to me as a kid. I never felt a connection between the two. Maybe she was used to living for others? She never changed her hairstyle after all! But, that’s a shame that she lived so long without a true loving relationship. Eh, she probably had someone on the side. She certainly didn’t looked crushed, in this older interview. Not to diminish her mourning the loss of Daryl now though.

I don't want to hear her say this. How I loved all those memories of watching her laugh, smile and sing. And then to hear this ? I don't know if I want to watch it. After watching it I hope it's not as bad as it sounds. My whole perception of her and who she was meant a lot to me.

What a beautiful resonate voice she had. Love her.

It's all about Toni, incredible voice, her version of Killing me softly, IS wonderful ❤♥💖💕💜✨❤