By Lucy Santiago
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Cathryn Antoinette “Toni” Tennille (born May 8, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. A contralto, she is 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 also did musical work independently of Dragon, including solo albums and session work.
In 1971, Tennille met her future husband Daryl Dragon in San Francisco during auditions for Mother Earth. Dragon had previously toured with The Beach Boys and had recorded with them as a studio musician. After Mother Earth ended, Dragon returned to the Beach Boys and introduced Tennille to the band. Tennille played electric piano with the band during their 1972 tour. In 1973, Tennille and Dragon left to form Captain & Tennille and began performing at local clubs. In September 1973, they released their self-financed debut single, “The Way I Want to Touch You“, which was a local hit and helped them to get a record contract with A&M Records. The duo recorded a cover version of the Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield song “Love Will Keep Us Together” in 1975 that became a huge success and eventually went on to win the 1975 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Truman Day is celebrated in Missouri on May 8 to honor the birthday of Harry S Truman, the 33rd U.S. president. Truman was born in 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. His parents couldn’t decide whether Truman’s middle name should honor maternal grandfather Solomon Young or paternal grandfather Anderson Shipp Truman, so they chose the letter “S” as the name instead. Truman usually signed his name with a period after the “S,” however.
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Born
- Harry S Truman (33rd U.S. president) –
- Red Nichols (musician) –
- Roberto Rossellini (director) –
- Sloan Wilson (writer) –
- Don Rickles (comedian) –
- Sir David Attenborough (naturalist) –
- Ricky Nelson (singer) –
- Toni Tennille (singer) –
- Beth Henley (dramatist) –
- Melissa Gilbert (actress) –
- Enrique Iglesias (singer) –
Died
- Rudolf Serkin (pianist) –
- George Peppard (actor) –
- Bandit (billed as the world’s heaviest raccoon, died. He lived with his owner in Palmerton, PA. Bandit tipped the scales at nearly 75 pounds, three times the average for his breed. Bandit was born with a bad thyroid gland. When he hit 52.5 pounds in 1999, his girth garnered him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records) –
- Dom DiMaggio (baseball player; holds the record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak in Boston Red Sox history) –
- Maurice Sendak (children’s books author and illustrator) –
- Jeanne Cooper (actress) –
Events
- Coca-Cola went on sale–
- Bill Miner robbed train near Kamloops, British Columbia–
- First Catholic mass in an airship (Hindenburg) over ocean–
- The German High Command surrendered unconditionally to the Allies (WW II – VE Day)–
- The Beatles’ album Let It Be, was released in the U.K.–
- Nancy Mace became the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel military college–
- Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was named MVP for the 2004-05 basketball season. He was the first Canadian to receive the honor–
Weather
- Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, saw hailstones as big as grapefruits–
- Midland, Texas, saw a temperature of 103 degrees F–
- Asheville, North Carolina, saw a temperature of 26 degrees F–
- A large water spout twisted the waters on Barnegat Bay between Toms River and Seaside Heights, New Jersey, at about 2:30 pm.–
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