😞
I know every 3 Dog Night song by heart; Chuck was my teenage heart throb - so handsome, and what a voice 😘👏
In the late 1990's & early 2000's, he played a couple concerts at the Columbia Theatre at the corner of Vandercook Way, in Longview-WA: and Bob offered to take me to see him in person … but I always said thank you & declined.
I declined because I knew Bob would not have enjoyed himself (bad back, hard seats); I wanted to hold Chuck's early career image in my thoughts, instead of seeing the heroin ravaged image of him then - plus he stopped looking masculine 😎 and gave into his agent's gay image 😳 to draw the younger crowd.
THAT did not impress me at all 🧐
I'm sad to get this newsfeed this afternoon - but, I'm glad he died sober, 100% clean; and looking like his masculine self.
{{Chuck Negron, Three Dog Night founding member who sang 'Joy to the World,' dies at 83
The vocalist sang lead on some of the band's biggest tracks, including "One" and "Old Fashioned Love Song."
By Emlyn Travis~February 3, 2026 11:05 a.m. ET
Chuck Negron, founding member of Los Angeles rock band Three Dog Night who sang lead vocals on classics like “Joy to the World" and "One," has died. He was 83.
The musician died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones in his Studio City, Calif., home on Monday, his publicist announced in a news release. While a cause of death was not disclosed, Negron battled Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) for three decades and also experienced heart failure in his final months.
Born June 8, 1942, Charles Negron II grew up in the Bronx playing basketball and singing in local doo wop groups. His natural athletic ability led him to be recruited to play basketball for Allan Hancock College and then California State University, Los Angeles, where he continued to explore his passion for music simultaneously.
It was in Los Angeles that Negron met and formed Three Dog Night with fellow founding members Danny Hutton and Cory Wells, the latter of whom died in 2015. The vocal trio became one of the most popular bands of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, and later expanded its roster to include guitarist Michael Allsup as well as late musicians Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, and Floyd Sneed.
From 1968 until 1976, Three Dog Night recorded 10 albums that featured tracks penned by songwriters like Harry Nilsson (“One”), Laura Nyro (“Eli's Comin’”), Randy Newman (“Mama Told Me Not to Come”), and Hoyt Axton (“Joy to the World”). The band would go on to have 21 singles enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with Negron singing lead vocals on hits like “Joy To The World,” “One,” “Old Fashioned Love Song,” and more.
The band disbanded in 1976, but reunited in 1981 and released their final record, the ska-heavy It’s A Jungle, in 1983. Negron ultimately left the band in 1985.
At the height of Three Dog Night's fame, Negron developed a serious drug addiction that took over his life and later landed him on Skid Row. After undergoing multiple rehabilitation attempts, he got sober in 1991 and later detailed his experience in his 1999 autobiography, Three Dog Nightmare.
Music remained a constant presence in Negron's life even after parting ways with Three Dog Night. He went on to have a successful solo career from 1995 until 2017, releasing seven albums and touring heavily until he had to stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Negron is survived by his wife Ami Albea Negron; his children Shaunti Negron Levick, Berry Oakley, Charles Negron III, Charlotte Negron, and Annabelle Negron; his brother Rene (Jody) Negron; sister Denise (Janey) Negron; as well as his nine grandchildren, five nieces, and two nephews.}}
Three Dog Night: The Best And The Greatest Hits:
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