Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (born May 8, 1940, Montgomery, Alabama) is one-half of the 1970s Grammy Award winning duo Captain & Tennille. Tennille has also done musical work independently of her husband Daryl Dragon. Tennille has a contralto vocal range.
Tennille was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, as part of a family of entertainers. Her father, Frank Tennille, was a big band singer with Bob Crosby and the Bobcats and her mother, ...
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Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (born May 8, 1940, Montgomery, Alabama) is one-half of the 1970s Grammy Award winning duo Captain & Tennille. Tennille has also done musical work independently of her husband Daryl Dragon. Tennille has a contralto vocal range.
Tennille was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, as part of a family of entertainers. Her father, Frank Tennille, was a big band singer with Bob Crosby and the Bobcats and her mother, Cathryn Tennille, was a local television pioneer, being the hostess of Montgomery’s first daytime TV talk show. Tennille's musical sisters, Jane, Louisa, and Melissa, all sang on her variety TV shows, as well as on the Captain & Tennille albums. Tennille began her career studying classical piano at Auburn University and singing with the university's big band, the Auburn Knights.
Tennille sang backup vocals on Pink Floyd's, The Wall, and she also did backup singing for Elton John's recordings: performing on at least three John albums, including...
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