Three Dog Night’s Chuck Negron Dies At 83

STUDIO CITY—On February 8, it was reported that Chuck Negron, the lead singer and one of the founding members of the 70s rock band Three Dog Night, died on February 2. He was 83. According to reports, he died of heart failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Negron had been singing for years before becoming famous. He is remembered for “Joy to the World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog) “One (Is the Loneliest Number),” and “An Old Fashioned Love Song.” He was born in Manhattan, New York on June 8, 1942. He has a twin. His sister Nancy was 5 minutes older than him. Their father went to war and the couple split up after his father’s return. They grew up in the Bronx. Their mother placed the twins in an orphanage when they were 8 years old. It was in high school that Chuck name became known, as a basketball talent that brought him to California and an athlete at the collegiate level with the NCAA. Columbia Records had plans for Chuck Negron, who wrote songs before he and his buddies put together the band, Three Dog Night. They took a break from 1975 until 1976 until they got better. On top of his musical and athletic abilities, Negron became an accomplished writer. His latest book, “Three Dog Nightmare,” -4th Edition, is on sale now. His first book, “Three Dog Nightmare,” for which he retained all the rights, was on the LA Times Best Sellers list, and captured the interest of New Line Cinema. Negron’s second book, “Three Dog Nightmare: The Continuing Chuck Negron Story” (2005), and two DVDs: “The Chuck Negron Story: Biography Of An Entertainer” (2005) and “Chuck Negron Live in Concert.” He leaves behind his wife, Ami Albea Negron, whom he married in 2020, and his 5 children, Shaunti Negron-Levick, Barry Oakley Jr., Charles “Chuckie” Negron III, Charlotte “Charlie” Rose, and Annabelle Negron.   By Sharon