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Three Dog Night
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Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1968 – present
Associated acts Brian Wilson
Cory Wells Blues Band
Members
Danny Hutton
Cory Wells
Jimmy Greenspoon
Michael Allsup
Paul Kingery
Pat Bautz
Former members
Joe Schermie
Chuck Negron
Floyd Sneed
Jack Ryland
Skip Konte

Three Dog Night is an American rock band, best known for their music from 1968–1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead Cory Wells (born February 5, 1942 in Buffalo New York) is an American Singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the Daniel Anthony Hutton (born September 10 1942, Buncrana, Donegal, Ireland) is an American Singer, best known Cory Wells (born February 5, 1942 in Buffalo New York) is an American Singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the Jimmy Greenspoon (born February 7 1948, in Los Angeles California) is an American keyboard player best known as a member of the Michael Rand Allsup, (born March 8, 1947 in Oakdale California) is a Guitarist best known for his contribution Joe Schermie ( February 12, 1946 - March 25, 2002) was an American musician best known as the bass player for the Charles "Chuck" Negron (born 8 June 1942) is an American Singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the Floyd Sneed (born November 22, 1942 in Calgary Alberta, Canada) is a Black Canadian Drummer, best known for his work with The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents

The name

An official commentary included in the CD set Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975 states that vocalist Danny Hutton’s then-girlfriend June Fairchild thought of the name when she read a magazine article about indigenous Australians, in which it was explained that on cold nights they would customarily sleep in a hole in the ground while embracing a dingo, a native species of wild dog. Daniel Anthony Hutton (born September 10 1942, Buncrana, Donegal, Ireland) is an American Singer, best known Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. Description Appearance Adult dingoes are typically 48–58 cm (19–23 inches tall at the shoulders and weigh on average 23–32 kgs (50–70 pounds though specimens On colder nights they would sleep with two dogs, and if a night was especially cold, it was a “Three Dog Night"[1]

History

Early years

The band started with three lead vocalists — Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells — who landed a recording contract with Dunhill Records in Los Angeles. Daniel Anthony Hutton (born September 10 1942, Buncrana, Donegal, Ireland) is an American Singer, best known Charles "Chuck" Negron (born 8 June 1942) is an American Singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the Cory Wells (born February 5, 1942 in Buffalo New York) is an American Singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West They made some early recordings with Beach Boys producer, composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist Brian Wilson, and initially went by the name Redwood. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead Shortly after changing the band's name, the vocalists hired a group of backing musicians — Michael Allsup on guitar, Floyd Sneed on drums, (Mickey McMeel on drums from 1973 to 1976), Joe Schermie (from the Cory Wells Blues Band) on bass, and Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards — and soon became one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s Their band road manager was Thomas H. Michael Rand Allsup, (born March 8, 1947 in Oakdale California) is a Guitarist best known for his contribution An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Floyd Sneed (born November 22, 1942 in Calgary Alberta, Canada) is a Black Canadian Drummer, best known for his work with A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Joe Schermie ( February 12, 1946 - March 25, 2002) was an American musician best known as the bass player for the Cory Wells (born February 5, 1942 in Buffalo New York) is an American Singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Jimmy Greenspoon (born February 7 1948, in Los Angeles California) is an American keyboard player best known as a member of the A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Eggleston.

Three Dog Night earned 13 gold albums and recorded 21 Billboard Top 40 hits, 7 of which went gold. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Their first gold record was "Easy To Be Hard" (U. S. #4), from the musical Hair. Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt They had three U. S. number one songs: "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (which was also their only Top 10 hit in the UK), "Joy to the World", and "Black and White". " Mama Told Me Not to Come " is a song by Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon 's first solo album in 1966 " Joy to the World " is a Song written by Hoyt Axton, and made famous by the band Three Dog Night. " Black and White " is a song written in 1954 by David I Dunhill Records claimed 40 million LP units sold by them during that time period.

Their covers of songs by Eric Burdon & The Animals ("Mama Told Me Not to Come"), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Coming" (U. The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro) ( October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American Composer, Lyricist S. #10)), Russ Ballard of Argent ("Liar" (U. Russ Ballard (born 31 October 1945 Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England) is an English Singer-songwriter and Musician Argent were an English rock band founded in 1969 by Keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. S. #7)), Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World"), Elton John and Bernie Taupin ("Lady Samantha" & "Your Song"), John Hiatt ("Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" (U. Hoyt Wayne Axton ( March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American Country music Singer - Songwriter, Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Bernie Taupin (born 22 May 1950 is an English Lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John. " Your Song " is a Ballad composed and performed by musician Elton John. John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, US S. #16)), and Leo Sayer ("The Show Must Go On" (U. Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English Singer-songwriter S. #4)) were the first major hits for songs by these singer/songwriters. According to the commentary in the above-mentioned CD set, Elton John later credited their cover of "Your Song" with being a major factor in catapulting him to stardom. They also popularized songs by Harry Nilsson ("One" (U. Harry Edward Nilsson III ( June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American Songwriter, singer Pianist, and S. #5)) and Paul Williams ("An Old Fashioned Love Song" (U. Paul Hamilton Williams (born September 19 1940, in Omaha Nebraska, USA is an American Musician, composer, Songwriter S. #4)).

Joe Schermie quit in 1973 and was replaced by Jack Ryland. Joe Schermie ( February 12, 1946 - March 25, 2002) was an American musician best known as the bass player for the The band then became an eight-piece with the induction of another keyboard player, Skip Konte. By 1976, Negron had become the principal vocalist, the streak of hit records had ended and a dissatisfied Hutton left the group. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The group disbanded the following year, at least partly due to Negron's drug addiction problem. Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking

Reunion

In 1983, Three Dog Night reunited, brought together by Concerts West, a concert promotion company in Beverly Hills, CA, to release the ska inspired "It's A Jungle" on an Island Records' EP, garnering notable airplay in the New Wave circuit. The concert exceeded everyone's expectations, with Concerts West and David Pesnell overseeing the reunited concert tour. By the mid-1980s, the band began appearing again and performed "In My Heart" for Robotech: The Movie in 1986. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Robotech The Movie, also called Robotech The Untold Story, was the first new Robotech adventure created by Harmony Gold USA Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries In 1993, Three Dog Night performed for The Family Channel show Spotlight on Country, filmed in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with sidemen Pat Bautz, Michael Allsup, and bassist Richard Campbell. ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company Michael Rand Allsup, (born March 8, 1947 in Oakdale California) is a Guitarist best known for his contribution Richard Campbell may refer to Rich Campbell (American football (born 1958 former National Football League quarterback Richard Campbell (musician

As of 2008, they are still very active. The current lineup features founding members Wells and Hutton on lead vocals, keyboardist Greenspoon, and guitarist Allsup, with new members Paul Kingery on bass and vocals and Pat Bautz on drums. A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists Three Dog Night continues to perform an average of 85 concert dates a year.

Original bassist Joe Schermie died on March 26, 2002 of a heart attack. Joe Schermie ( February 12, 1946 - March 25, 2002) was an American musician best known as the bass player for the Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. His long-term drug abuse, as well as that of various other members of the group, were chronicled in memoirs by Greenspoon (One Is the Loneliest Number) and Negron (Three Dog Nightmare).

Sky Television has launched a new ad campaign (Oct 2007) in the UK. The advert, promoting the company's aspirations to be seen as an environmentally friendly company, uses 'Joy To The World' as its backing track.

A new studio album, the group's first in 32 years, is expected to be released shortly. Producer Richie Podolor came out of retirement to produce some of the new album tracks. The album is expected sometime in 2008. Although an EP of five new songs was recorded and released in 1982, and two new songs were issued on the Live with the London Symphony Orchestra album, Three Dog Night has not recorded a full-length album since 1976's American Pastime.

Discography

  • "Eli's Coming" (#10)
  • "Easy to Be Hard" (#4)
  • "Celebrate" (#15)
  • "Never Been to Spain" (#5)
  • "The Family of Man" (#12)
  • "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (#4)
  • "Shambala" (#3)
  • "Let Me Serenade You" (#17)
  • "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" (#16)
  • "The Show Must Go On" (#4)
  • "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" (#33)
  • "Til The World Ends" (#32)

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ [http://www.danspapers.com/issue31_2006/sup4.html Origin of the name "Three Dog Night"]

External links

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