Three Dog Night | |
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 Three Dog Night, 1972. Back L–R: Joe Schermie, Floyd Sneed, Michael Allsup and Jimmy Greenspoon. Front L–R: Danny Hutton, Cory Wells and Chuck Negron | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Redwood (1967–1968) |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1967–1976, 1981–present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Danny Hutton Michael Allsup Paul Kingery Pat Bautz David Morgan Howard Laravea Timothy Hutton |
| Past members | Cory Wells Chuck Negron Jimmy Greenspoon Floyd Sneed Joe Schermie Ron Morgan Jack Ryland Skip Konte Mickey McMeel James "Smitty" Smith Dennis Belfield Al Ciner Jay Gruska Ron Stockert Mike Seifrit Richard Grossman Mike Keeley Scott Manzo Steve Ezzo Gary Moon T. J. Parker Richard Campbell Mike Cuneo |
Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band had 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975, with three hitting number one.[4] Three Dog Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, and they helped to introduce mainstream audiences to writers such as Randy Newman ("Mama Told Me Not to Come"), Paul Williams ("An Old Fashioned Love Song"), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Comin'") and Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World", "Never Been to Spain").[5]
- ^ George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia, eds. (2001). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (3rd ed.). Fireside Books. p. 990. ISBN 0-7432-9201-4.
- ^ a b Patton, Ali (October 15, 2022). "The Top 10 Need-to-Know Three Dog Night Songs (That Aren't "One" or "Joy To The World")". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
... what was leftover became a bluesy, rootsy, blue-eyed boogie, pseudo-soul, funk-infused amalgamation of not hard, not soft, but more of a medium rock. The band to epitomize all of that: Three Dog Night.
- ^ Negron, Chuck (2008). Three Dog Nightmare: The Continuing Chuck Negron Story. Literary Architects. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-9336-6913-7.
- ^ "Three Dog Night". Billboard.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (2015-10-22). "Cory Wells, Singer With Three Dog Night, Dies at 74". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-25.