"In the early 1970s, the pop-rock group Three Dog Night were selling more records and concert tickets than any other artists in America, and scored 21 consecutive US Top 40 hits, including three No 1s. Chuck Negron, who has died aged 83 after suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure, was a founder member of the group, and his powerful voice and four-octave range made him a crucial component of their sound. His luxuriant moustache also became an unmistakable visual trademark."
"The last of these, written by Hoyt Axton, was an exuberant expression of the group's strengths. Built on a thunderous R&B beat, and coloured with pounding electric piano and raging guitar, it sounded exactly like its title, with Negron singing the lead with gleeful abandon. The baffling opening lines Jeremiah was a bullfrog / Was a good friend of mine merely served to boost the song's mystique."
"It was one of only two Top 30 hits the group enjoyed in Britain, reaching No 24. The other was their version of Randy Newman's Mama Told Me Not to Come, a UK No 3 in 1970 (as well as a US No 1). The eight albums they released between 1968 and 1974 all went Top 30 in the States, three of them entering the Top 10."
Three Dog Night dominated early 1970s American pop-rock with 21 consecutive US Top 40 hits and three No 1 singles. Chuck Negron, a founding member, possessed a powerful voice and four-octave range and sang lead on major hits including 'Joy to the World'. The group's three lead vocalists divided songs among Negron, Danny Hutton and Cory Wells. 'Joy to the World' featured a thunderous R&B beat, pounding electric piano and raging guitar and topped the US chart in 1971. The band placed eight albums in the US Top 30 between 1968 and 1974. Negron's worsening drug habit and relentless touring strained the group's cohesion. Negron died aged 83 from COPD and heart failure.
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