Chuck Negron, a founding member and frontman for the beloved rock band Three Dog Night, has died.
He was 83.
Deadline reported that Negron had been battling COPD and was also suffering from heart failure in recent months.
Folks turned out to remember Negron on social media after his death was announced.
“RIP Chuck Negron from Three Dog Night,” Shae Roberts wrote on X. “Always loved his voice. Especially on ‘Easy To Be Hard.’ His cover of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Never Thought You’d Leave In Summer’ is glorious. Thank you for the music.”
“A moment of silence, please, and one last glass of mighty fine win with Jeremiah, a bullfrog and good friend of mine, with the passing of Three Dog Night’s Chuck Negron,” another person wrote on X.
“So sad to hear about the passing of Charles Negron from Three Dog Night,” another person wrote. “An incredible talent. I’m glad he defeated the addiction issues and called Jesus his Savior.”
“Sad to hear Chuck Negron of 3 Dog Night passed today,” Rick Carter wrote on X. “He and the late Corey Wells were the real power behind that band, creating harmonies that rivaled the Beach Boys, Bee Gees and CS&N. The band sang other people’s songs but mad them monster hits … and Chuck was king.”
There were plenty more comments like that.
Negron joined up with Cory Wells and Danny Hutton in 1967 to form Three Dog Night, and Deadline said their ability to mix the roots of R&B, rock and urban doo-wop, helped make them one of the most popular bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s with nearly two dozen Billboard Top 40 hits.
Negron’s voice may be best known to modern music fans for his performance of “Joy To The World (Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog)” and “One (Is The Loneliest Number).”
Unfortunately, Negron’s career was derailed for a bit due to a drug addiction, but Dateline noted he returned and set out on a solo career in 1991 that resulted in seven new albums. The outlet said he toured regularly until the pandemic.
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