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Chuck Negron, Hitmaking Singer With Three Dog Night, Dies at 83


Chuck Negron, a founding member of the pop-rock juggernaut Three Dog Night who was known for his walrus mustache, playboy swagger and ringing tenor voice, which fueled indelible early 1970s singles like "One" and "Joy to the World," died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 83.

His publicist announced the death in a statement, which said that Mr. Negron had long been treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and that he had been diagnosed with heart failure in his final months.

A clean-cut scholarship basketball player turned paragon of rock 'n' roll excess, including heroin addiction, Mr. Negron was one of three gifted vocalists who, along with Danny Hutton and Cory Wells, formed one of the entertainment world's most bankable acts from 1969 to 1975.

Blending the dreamy sounds of 1960s San Francisco and the pop sheen of 1970s Los Angeles, where the group formed, Three Dog Night turned out 21 Billboard Top 40 singles, including 11 in the Top 10.

Mr. Negron sang lead on several, including the group's 1969 cover of Harry Nilsson's plaintive ballad "One," which climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

One of the band's most enduring songs, Hoyt Axton's "Joy to the World," was an anthem that sounded like a kid-friendly riff on the Beatles' majestic "All You Need Is Love," complete with daffy lyrics about a wine-quaffing bullfrog named Jeremiah.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/arts/music/chuck-negron-three-dog-night-dead.html