Three Dog Night's Biography

They might be seen less now, but their fans are still there, the ears may yearn long for their rocking music but the memoirs are always there. The statement suits perfectly to the famous American rock and roll band of the 60s and 70s, the Three Dog Night.

The Three Dog Night band started with three lead vocalists named Danny Houston, Chuck Negron and Cory Wells who signed a recording contract with Dunhill Records in Los Angeles. Prior to this, they had also done some recordings with the producer, composer, vocalist and instrumentalist Brian Wilson of the famous American rock and Roll band Beach Boys. At that time, the trio was known as Redwood.

But soon they changed the name to Three Dog Night and also hired a group of musicians- Michael Allsup on guitar, Floyd Sneed on drums, Joe Scheermie on bass and Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards. The team worked hard and made good performances. As a result, the Three Dog Night band scaled new heights and reached the top position in late 60s and early 70s.

The success of the band can be assessed by the 14 gold albums and 21 Billboard Top 40 hits (9 of which were gold) they earned. The band won its first gold record “One” in 1969. This was followed by the “Easy to be Hard” record from the rock musical Hair.

The Three Dog Night had three number one songs of the United States- “Mama Told Me Not to Come”, “Joy of the World” and the “Black and White”. According to the Dunhill Records, there was an overwhelming sale of 40 million units by them.

After the huge success and stardom, there occurred a split in the band. In 1973 Joe Schermie quit the Three Dog Night and was replaced by Jack Ryland. Another member, Skip Knote was also introduced in the band as a keyboard player. As of now, Negron is the main vocalist of the band because Hutton too called quits in 1976. In 1977, the Three Dog Night Band was disbanded mainly because of Negron’s drug addiction problem.

The Three Dog Night band made a come back in 1986 by performing “In My Heart” for the Robotech: The Movie. In 1993 they performed for The Family Channel show Spotlight on Country. However, the band received a big blow when their former cherished member Joe Schermie died on March 26, 2002 of a heart attack.