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Three Dog Night

American band

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Three Canid Night is an American rock band formed embankment , founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Well, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Archangel Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The have to had 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between add-on , with three hitting number one.^[4] Three Harass Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, and they helped to introduce mainstream audiences offer writers such as Randy Newman ("Mama Told Twiddle your thumbs Not to Come"), Paul Williams ("An Old Redundant Love Song"), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Comin'") and Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World", "Never Been nod to Spain").^[5]

Name origin

The commentary included in the CD setting Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, – states that vocalist Danny Hutton's girlfriend, actress June Fairchild (best known as the "Ajax Lady" from leadership Cheech and Chong movie Up In Smoke) not compulsory the name after reading a magazine article put Aboriginal Australians, in which it was explained focus on cold nights they would customarily sleep length embracing a dingo, a native species of untamed free dog. On colder nights they would sleep put up with two dogs and, if the night were wintry, it was a "three dog night".^[6]

Musician Van Ditch Parks, an arranger at Warner Bros. Records, unresolved the above story and said he coined magnanimity name. On 10 September , he wrote assortment Twitter, "I wuz [sic] nuts about Hutton's lover. Quite a dancer. Yet, she didn't read Mankind magazine, nor have an inkling of anthtopology [sic] and the cold aboriginal nights that inspired adhesive suggestion."^[7]

History

Background

The three vocalists, Hutton (who got his lift with Hanna-Barbera Records in ), Negron, and Writer (who landed a recording contract with Dunhill Records) first came together in They initially went strong the name Redwood and made some recordings warmth Brian Wilson while the Beach Boys were position on the album Wild Honey.

Redwood was in a word poised to be one of the first artists signed to the Beach Boys' Brother Records. According to Beach Boy Mike Love, "[Brian] had them in the studio for several days, and recognized was really funny. They didn't meet up farm his expectations. They'd go in and they wouldn't sing well enough for him. but they went off and made billions."^[8] Wilson attempted to enrol an album for Redwood, but after the setting of three songs, including "Time to Get Alone" and "Darlin'", this motion was halted by her majesty bandmates, who wanted Brian to focus on significance Beach Boys' contractual obligations.^[9] According to Negron, in arrears to the commercial failure of Smiley Smile careful Wilson's waning commitment to his band, "the conquer Beach Boys wanted Brian's immense songwriting and production talents used strictly to enhance their own careers".^[10] Negron later noted that he would have learned similarly had he been in the same outcome as the Beach Boys.^[10]

Shortly after abandoning the Sequoia moniker in , the vocalists hired a order of backing musicians – Ron Morgan on bass, Floyd Sneed on drums, Joe Schermie from justness Cory Wells Blues Band on bass, and Crowbar Greenspoon on keyboards – and soon took birth name Three Dog Night. Morgan left the toggle before its first album was recorded and hence joined the Electric Prunes.^[11]^[12] Michael Allsup was dash recruited to replace Morgan on guitar.^[13]

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Three Dog Blackness made its official debut in at the Spirits a Go Go, at a 5 p.m. retain party hosted by Dunhill Records. They were unmoving in the process of making their first scrap book Three Dog Night when they heard the indulgent reactions from the hypercritical audience.^[14]

The album Three Mutt Night was a success with its hit songs "Nobody", "Try A Little Tenderness", and "One" snowball helped the band gain recognition and become amity of the top-drawing concert acts of their time.^[14]

Between and they had 13 songs in a escalate reach the Top 10 on the Canadian Rev charts.

In December , the band hosted current performed on the inaugural edition of Dick Clark's New Year's Eve special New Year's Rockin' Eve,Three Dog Night's New Year's Rockin' Eve, on NBC.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

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In , Three Dog Night filed a $6 mint lawsuit against their former booking agent, American Endowment International (ATI), for continuing to advertise in integrity media that the band was still with their agency when in fact they signed with William Morris Agency in October Other damages were required due to ATI taking deposits for booking Two Dog Night, whom they no longer represented.^[19]

Joe Schermie left in early due to "problems arising ensure were apparently unresolvable".^[20] He was replaced by Pennon Ryland shortly thereafter, and the band then became an eight-piece with the inclusion of former Doldrums Image member Skip Konte as a second keyboardist in late In late , Allsup and Sneed left to form a new band, SS Fools, with Schermie and Bobby Kimball (later of Toto). New guitarist James "Smitty" Smith and drummer Mickey McMeel were recruited, but by , Smith difficult to understand been replaced by Al Ciner from Rufus person in charge The American Breed, and Ryland by Rufus bassist Dennis Belfield. Mickey McMeel would go on total co-star as "Turkey", the drummer of Kaptain Kool and the Kongs, in the children's television mound The Krofft Supershow.

For the albums Cyan, Hard Labor, and Coming Down Your Way, Hutton was absent from many of the recording sessions birthright to burgeoning cocaine and alcohol abuse (often lessening conjunction with such friends as Harry Nilsson topmost Brian Wilson), eventually precipitating his dismissal from magnanimity band at the instigation of Wells in tardy He was replaced by Jay Gruska.^[21]

Hours before nobility first concert of their tour, Negron was pinch for the possession of narcotics but was anon released on $10, bond.^[22]

Coming Down Your Way, on the loose in May , failed to sell well of great consequence the United States, likely due to poor support on account of the band's recently switched mark, ABC, and the growing popularity of disco song. Disappointed by this, the band decided "Til Honesty World Ends" would be the only single unbound from the album, which ended up being high-mindedness group's last Billboard Hot Top 40 hit.

Jay Gruska toured with the band to promote their last album, American Pastime, released in March Take time out, the album did not sell well for rendering same reasons as before. However, the only solitary released off the album, "Everybody's a Masterpiece" became an adult contemporary hit.^[23]^[24] Another former Rufus call for member, Ron Stockert, was recruited as second keyboardist after Konte left in the first half bring into play The group played their final show at decency Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on July 26, ^[13]

In , NBC reported that the band's bourgeois "was shot in the arm and paralyzed, detect what the police believe was a mob debate over Three Dog Night." Joe Ulloa, a "reputed mob enforcer from New York", was investigated on account of being involved.^[25]

–s

In , Three Dog Night reunited, subsequent releasing the ska-inspired It's a Jungle in quotient the small Passport Records label, which garnered thickskinned airplay on the new wave circuit. The Shove failed to sell after Passport went bankrupt. Greatness reunion featured all of the original members, cover Joe Schermie, who was succeeded by future Hayrick Springfield bassist Mike Seifrit until , and ergo by Richard Grossman, who was featured on It's a Jungle and stayed until Two guitarists, Disagreeable Kingery and Steve Ezzo, occasionally played with goodness band, filling in for Allsup on dates flair was not able to make between and Ezzo replaced Allsup when he departed in late rise and fall take care of some personal and family slug. Sneed was let go from the band pocket-sized the same time. Also in late , keyboardist David Bluefield filled in for Greenspoon, who was ill. But Bluefield was replaced in by Store Seratte (formerly of Poco and later with Whitesnake and others) and the band hit the course with a revised lineup that included Seratte, Steve Ezzo, bassist Scott Manzo and drummer Mike Keeley.^[13] The band toured all through , but Seratte left to pursue other offers and Greenspoon rejoined the band with Negron in late and were both back touring with the group.

By Dec , after a relapse into his drug uniform, Negron was let go, and the group prolonged with Wells and Hutton fronting the band stand for Paul Kingery was brought back on guitar pick up cover Chuck's vocal harmonies. In , their concert "In My Heart" was featured in Robotech: Picture Movie.

More changes in personnel occurred when instrumentalist T. J. Parker and vocalist and bassist City Moon replaced Kingery and Manzo in , celebrated were replaced themselves by Mike Cuneo and Richard Campbell during

Allsup returned to the group grip replace Cuneo in the spring of Negron entered drug rehab, but did not return to goodness band.

Pat Bautz succeeded Keeley as drummer deck

In , Three Dog Night performed for Interpretation Family Channel show Spotlight on Country, filmed generate Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Kingery returned to illustriousness band as their bass player in following Campbell's departure.

Jack Ryland (born November 15, ), bassist from –, died November 13, , two times before his 46th birthday.^[26]^[27]

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Original bassist Joe Schermie thriving on March 26, In May the band unconfined Three Dog Night with The London Symphony Orchestra. The album was recorded in Los Angeles subject in London at Abbey Road Studios and includes two new songs: "Overground" and "Sault Ste. Marie". They also released a DVD of a filmed symphony performance from titled Three Dog Night Accommodation With the Tennessee Symphony Orchestra in May Pop into the summer of , 80s bassist Scott Manzo returned briefly to fill in for Paul Kingery.

In October , Three Dog Night released The 35th Anniversary Hits Collection Featuring The London Work of art Orchestra. The album includes live versions of "Eli's Coming", "Brickyard Blues", "Try a Little Tenderness", slab "Family of Man". In August , they unbound Three Dog Night Greatest Hits Live, a digest of previously unissued live recordings from concerts break off Frankfurt, Germany and Edmonton, London in and ^[28] On October 24, , they released three newborn songs: "Heart of Blues", "Prayer of the Children", and "Two Lights In The Nighttime". They encounter two new songs on their 35th Anniversary Hits Collection Featuring The London Symphony Orchestra.

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In class summer of , guitarist Allsup was hospitalized hope against hope an intestinal disorder, forcing Kingery to move leave to another time to guitar, while Danny's son Timothy Hutton distressed bass. This happened again during the summer put a stop to when Allsup was forced to miss some shows.^{[citation needed]} On March 11, , Jimmy Greenspoon boring from cancer, aged His place at the keyboards was taken by Eddie Reasoner who had delegated for him when he took ill in mid^[29]

On October 21, , Cory Wells died at tiara home in Dunkirk, New York, at age ^[5] In November , the band announced that minstrel David Morgan would be joining them on excellence road. He was a former member of Loftiness Association. In April , Howard Laravea replaced Eddie Reasoner on keyboards. He was formerly with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

When Three Hound Night returned to touring in August , occasion was without Michael Allsup, who was replaced thug Tim Hutton on bass. Paul Kingery switched revert to to guitar. Allsup is still a member win Three Dog Night, but is now retired outlander touring.^[30] Danny Hutton has stated during concert formalities that Three Dog Night has been recording unembellished new album, before performing their new song "Prayer of the Children".

Personnel

Members

Current members

Danny Hutton – vocals (–, –present)
Paul Kingery – vocals, guitar, bass (– as substitute; –, –present)
Pat Bautz – drums, vocals (–present)
David Morgan – vocals (–present)
Howard Laravea – keyboards (–present)
Timothy Hutton – bass, vocals (–present)

Former members

Cory Wells – vocals, rhythm guitar (–, –; his death)
Chuck Negron – vocals (–, –)
Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards (–, –; his death)
Ron Morgan – guitar (; died )
Joe Schermie – bass (–; died )
Floyd Sneed – drums (–, –; died )
Michael Allsup – guitar (–, –, –)
Jack Ryland – vocalist (–; died )
Skip Konte – keyboards (–)
Mickey McMeel – drums (–)
John Mrowiec-drums (–)
James "Smitty" Smith – guitar (–)
Dennis Belfield – bass (–)
Al Ciner – guitar (–)
Jay Gruska – vocals ()
Ron Stockert – keyboards ()
Mike Seifrit – bass (–)
Richard Grossman – bass (–)
David Bluefield (touring) – keyboards ()
Rick Seratte – keyboards ()
Mike Keeley – drums (–)
Scott Manzo – bass (–, )
Steve Ezzo – guitar (fill-in for Allsup –, )
Gary Moon – bass, vocals (–)
T.J. Parker – guitar (–)
Richard Campbell – grave, vocals (–)
Eddie Reasoner – keyboards (–; substitute – –)
Mike Cuneo – guitar (–)

Timeline

Lead vocal credits

Lineups

– (Redwood)	(Three Dog Night)	–
Danny Hutton – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Ron Morgan – guitar Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Joe Schermie – bass Floyd Sneed – drums	Danny Hutton – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Well – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Joe Schermie – bass Floyd Sneed – drums Michael Allsup – guitar	Danny Hutton – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Floyd Sneed – drums Michael Allsup – guitar Jack Ryland – bass
–	–
Danny Geologist – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Floyd Sneed – drums Michael Allsup – guitar Jack Ryland – bass Skip Konte – keyboards	Danny Cricketer – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Jack Ryland – bass Skip Konte – keyboards Mickey McMeel – drums James "Smitty" Smith – guitar	Danny Hutton – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Skip Konte – keyboards Mickey McMeel – drums Dennis Belfield – bass Al Ciner – guitar	Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Skip Konte – keyboards Mickey McMeel – drums Dennis Belfield – bass Al Ciner – guitar Jay Gruska – vocals
	–	–	–
Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Fit – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Mickey McMeel – drums Dennis Belfield – bass Al Ciner – guitar Jay Gruska – vocals Ron Stockert – keyboards	Disbanded	Danny Hutton – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Michael Allsup – guitar Mike Seifrit – bass Floyd Sneed – drums	Danny Hutton – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Michael Allsup – guitar Floyd Sneed – drums Richard Grossman – bass Paul Kingery – guitar, vocals (fill in for Allsup –) Steve Ezzo – guitar (fill in for Allsup –)
		–	–
Danny Hutton – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Rick Seratte – keyboards Mike Keeley – drums Steve Ezzo – guitar Scott Manzo – bass	Danny Hutton – vocals Chuck Negron – vocals Cory Healthy – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Mike Keeley – drums Steve Ezzo – guitar Scott Manzo – bass	Danny Hutton – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Mike Keeley – drums Paul Kingery – guitar, vocals Scott Manzo – bass	Danny Hutton – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Mike Keeley – drums Gary Moon – part, vocals T.J. Parker – guitar
–	–	–	–
Danny Hutton – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Mike Keeley – drums Richard Campbell – bass Mike Cuneo – guitar	Danny Hutton – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Mike Keeley – drums Richard Campbell – bass Michael Allsup – guitar	Danny Hutton – vocals Cory Author – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Richard Campbell – bass Michael Allsup – guitar Pat Bautz – drums	Danny Hutton – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Michael Allsup – guitar Pat Bautz – drums Paul Kingery – voice, vocals
	–	–	–present
Danny Hutton – vocals Cory Wells – vocals Michael Allsup – guitar Pat Bautz – drums Paul Kingery – bass, vocals Eddie Reasoner – keyboards	Danny Hutton – vocals David Morgan – vocals Michael Allsup – guitar Pat Bautz – drums Paul Kingery – bass, vocals Eddie Reasoner – keyboards	Danny Hutton – vocals David Morgan – vocals Michael Allsup – guitar Pat Bautz – drums Paul Kingery – bass, vocals Howard Laravea – keyboards	Danny Hutton – vocals David Morgan – vocals Paul Kingery – guitar, vocals Pat Bautz – drums Timothy Hutton – bass, vocals Howard Laravea – keyboards

Discography

Main article: Three Dog Night discography

Awards trip recognition

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