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The commentary included in the CD set Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 states that vocalist Danny Hutton's girlfriend, actress June Fairchild (best known as the "Ajax Lady" from the Cheech and Chong movie Up In Smoke) suggested the name after reading a magazine article about Aboriginal Australians, in which it was explained that on cold nights they would customarily sleep ...
On colder nights, they would sleep with two dogs; and if the night was freezing, it was called a "three-dog night". [6] Musician Van Dyke Parks has disputed this claim, however, and says he, not Fairchild, came up with the name from the magazine. The band's first Top Ten hit was "One" in 1969. "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" reached #1 a year later.
In 1967, singer Danny Hutton invited Negron to join him and Cory Wells to found the band Three Dog Night.The group became one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, selling approximately 60 million records and earning gold records for singles that featured Negron as lead singer, including "One," "Easy To Be Hard," "Joy to the World," "Old Fashioned Love Song" and "The ...
Vocals were still on point, especially the falsettos. They lacked movement, but that is to be expected. The only negative to the show was that it should have started earlier. 10 p.m. seemed a bit ...
Since then, Three Dog Night has played a handful of shows yearly with founder and vocalist Danny Hutton still leading the stage. Story editing by Cynthia Rebolledo. Copy editing by Meg Shields.
In 1985, a falling out with Negron left Hutton and Wells with the name "Three Dog Night" as an entity, and the pair (along with original member Mike Allsup) toured regularly each year. Original member Jimmy Greenspoon also toured with Three Dog Night until a diagnosis of metastatic melanoma in late 2014, which led to his death on March 11, 2015 ...
In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group has achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records, or sold more concert tickets than Three Dog Night, according to press materials.
Pages in category "Three Dog Night members" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Michael Allsup; C.