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

A father's justice
Aaron Vann ultimately sued Cole and Smith on behalf of his son, Asher.

The lawsuit accused the duo of:

creating an "outrageously false narrative for the purposes of raising money and garnering attention, at the expense of children's privacy";
invasion of privacy, noting that Smith and Cole apparently publicized the teen's name and address "with the express purpose of causing humiliation, public ridicule, and inspiring public hatred and harassment" of the teen; and
acting "intentionally and/or recklessly, when they knowingly and intentionally launched a crusade of false facts, allegations, and narratives to create a social media and public outrage designed to torment [Asher] and subject him to intense ridicule, hatred, embarrassment, and fear – all based on facts Defendants knew to be false."
Vann's complaint, which also suggested that Cole helped manufacture the controversy in order to gain exposure and "free publicity for her law firm," emphasized that Humphrey wasn't the victim of a "sadistic racist fantasy" but rather one among a group of boys who "acted stupidly by playing with BB guns and playing gross pranks on each other."
According to Plano Police Department Officer Patricia McClure's 2025 testimony cited by the Beacon, the boys attending the sleepover apparently went outside with airsoft rifles and BB guns in search of frogs during a winter storm. Absent any sign of amphibian targets, the boys reportedly took turns shooting one another. Later, they pranked one another.

Vann suggested to the Beacon that there was no ill will between him and Humphrey after the sleepover but that Smith later caught wind of the events and pushed an alternate version in the press.

The case was called to trial in late October, and a jury — which included four black members — found that Smith and Cole effectively blew up Asher Vann's life with a false narrative.

Judge Benjamin Smith of Texas' 380th Judicial District Court ruled late last month that for their "intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy" against the young man, Smith and her lawyer must each pay $1,599,000, accruing interest at a rate of 7.5% per annum. The judge also ordered both women to each pay several thousand dollars more for Vann's attorney fees.

A White Texas student's life was turned upside down by a hate hoax perpetrated by a black acquaintance's mother, Summer Smith, and her lawyer, Kim Cole.

Smith and Cole were at last visited by consequence on Jan. 22, when a Texas judge awarded the student, Asher Vann, $3.2 million in attorneys fees and damages from the duo.

A mother's hate hoax
Smith, of Plano, Texas, came forward in March 2021 with allegations about her black son's supposed bullying by a white acquaintance and other classmates.

After lobbing various accusations and sharing images of minors from the Plano Independent School District online, Smith held a press conference where she alleged that her then-13-year-old son, SeMarion Humphrey, was subjected to racially charged abuse, forced to drink urine from a plastic cup, shot with BB guns at a sleepover, and threatened so that he would not speak out.

Cole — a lawyer who briefly represented Karmelo Anthony, the man accused of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet last year — claimed that the supposed abuse at the sleepover was "pre-calculated" and "racially motivated" and alleged further that Humphrey's peers used racial and "homophobic" slurs against him.

The duo's claims were not only gobbled up by Dominique Alexander, the founder of Next Generation Action Network, and other leftist activists who demanded "justice" and marched with the supposed victim but amplified by the liberal media and in a viral petition that secured over 182,000 signatures.

The school district, faced with intense scrutiny after Smith's press conference, launched an investigation into the matter. The Plano Police Department similarly indicated that it was looking into the matter.

Facing similar pressure, then-Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere joined other officials in condemning the alleged "abhorrent behavior" and spoke of the need to "end bullying and racial abuse in our school and certainly in our community."

The false victim narrative that prompted all this hand-wringing initially proved lucrative for Smith.

With Cole's help, Smith was able to raise nearly $120,000 on GoFundMe in the name of therapy, private schooling, and "justice for SeMarion."

The Washington Free Beacon, citing court records, reported that less than $1,000 of the money raised went toward Humphrey's schooling. The rest was blown on luxuries including dining, travel, beauty products, liquor, cell phones, car payments, rent, and a designer dog.

While Smith raked in the cash, Asher Vann, the white student accused of organizing the alleged attack on Humphrey, was vilified and attacked.

"I was getting death threats from thousands of people on social media," Vann told the Free Beacon. "People leaked my address and my name. During one of the protests, they walked all the way to my house and threw bricks through my house."

"It was scary," continued Vann, whose family apparently often looked after Humphrey. "These were adults, and I was in middle school at the time. Full-grown adults were rushing my house and causing harm to it. What if I was home and they saw me? They could have ripped me from my home and beaten me. It was very scary."

In addition to bricks and vitriol, Vann was slapped along with some of his friends with criminal charges — charges that a grand jury declined to accept and a Plano Police Department officer admitted last year likely lacked probable cause, the Free Beacon reported.

Rapper Nicki Minaj has been setting off a social media firestorm since declaring her support for President Trump.

After making a live appearance with the president last week, Minaj — whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty — has been steadily accusing the music industry of awful conduct.

Particularly Minaj spent some time on Sunday evening accusing the music industry of partaking in satanic rituals and cult-like behavior.

Democrats have worked overtime to demonize and delegitimize the men and women of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — those whom Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz branded as "Trump's modern-day Gestapo," Sen. Tina Smith (Minn.) called a "clear and present threat," Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.) dubbed "terrorizing bandits," and Democrat anchor-baby Rep. Delia Ramirez (Ill.) called a "terror force."

In addition to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and other Democrats threatening lawfare against ICE officers, some radical officials have turned up the heat by suggesting that it may be reasonable to shoot masked federal immigration agents.

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) claimed this week that it would be "justified" to shoot those he characterized as "masked hoodlums."

"What is really the major problem in this country today is the fascism in our streets, the attacks on American citizens by masked hoodlums," said Nadler, going off-topic during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. "If you were attacked by a masked person, you might think you were being kidnapped. You'd be justified in shooting the person to protect yourself."

The man who tried to kill President Donald Trump outside his Florida golf course just before the 2024 election was given the maximum sentence on Wednesday.

Ryan Routh was spotted outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on September 15, 2024, by a Secret Service agent who opened fire and caused Routh to flee. He was later arrested and was found to be in possession of an SKS assault rifle.

On Wednesday, the 59-year-old was sentenced to life in prison by United States District Judge Aileen Cannon, the same judge who dismissed the president's classified documents case.

At the Canada Media Summit, the President and CEO of the Canadian Media Producers Association, during his speech, looked at the Conman Carney and said:

"We have your back, just as we know you have ours."

Quote from: Oliver the Second on February 04, 2026, 08:52:48 PMWhile I would have preferred he send in a few divisions of marines with standing orders to beat the crap out of every protester they could find, I'm still very happy with what he is doing.

And the majority of Americans support him not Tampon Tim and Frey. They see them as instigators.

While I would have preferred he send in a few divisions of marines with standing orders to beat the crap out of every protester they could find, I'm still very happy with what he is doing.

Quote from: Lokmar on February 04, 2026, 02:34:57 PMYou tend to leave a LOT of information out of the equation. Its a bad habit of yours.
Examples would be:
The west, mostly America, is responsible for the paletrashians being in the west bank and gaza
Israel gets money for allowing itself to be on Washington's leash
MILLIONS of American jews HATE Israel and want it destroyed. Hell, there's fukin jews protesting FOR Gaza!

America has a bunch of countries on the dole and we make em pay a price. I dont have to like it. In fact, I'd have loved to see us sit back while the jews nuked the entire fukin middle east. You know how bad I hate muhzies, dont you? At least as bad as you hate jews!

I lived and worked abroad for twenty six years. Most of them in Muslim shitholes. Islam is a scourge. Sadly even some Israeli traitors are under it's spell.

At some point Western Europe, North America Israel and Australia will have to grow a  pair or surrender our societies to a totalitarian ideology.