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Toni Tennille

Born
May 8, 1943
in Montgomery, AL 
Active Decades
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by Kim Summers
With her husband, Daryl Dragon, pop singer Toni Tennille made up the popular '70s duo The Captain & Tennille. Tennille was the vocalist for the group, while Dragon played the keyboard and other instruments. She is known for her pop, rock, jazz and orchestral music and has sold more than a million records with popular hits like "Do That to Me One More Time" and "The Way I Want to Touch You."



Toni Tennille was born into a musical family in Montgomery, Alabama. Her father, Frank Tennille, sang and recorded under the pseudonym Clark Randall. He was with Ben Pollack's band and was still performing with the band when Bob Crosby took over. Toni Tennille attended Auburn University in Alabama, paying her way by singing popular tunes of the '30s and '40s.



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