Cory wells three dog night biography

American band

For the band's debut album, see Three Dog Night (album). For the novel by Peter Goldsworthy, see Three Dog Night (novel).

Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in , founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton.

This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band had 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between and , with three hitting number one.^[4] Three Dog Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, and they helped to introduce mainstream audiences to writers such as Randy Newman ("Mama Told Me Not to Come"), Paul Williams ("An Old Fashioned Love Song"), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Comin'") and Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World", "Never Been to Spain").^[5]

Name origin

The commentary included in the CD set Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, – states that vocalist Danny Hutton's girlfriend, actress June Fai