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Chuck Negron, Voice of Three Dog Night, Dies at 83
Chuck Negron, a founding member of the band Three Dog Night, died Monday at the age of 83. According to his publicist, Zach Farnum, Negron died from complications of heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles. Negron was the voice behind many of the band's hits, including "Joy to the World," "One," and "An Old Fashioned Love Song," which propelled Three Dog Night to become one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s, according to CBS News.
Negron also sang lead on "Easy To Be Hard" and "The Show Must Go On." Other notable hits by Three Dog Night include "Black and White," "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "Never Been to Spain," and "Shambala," CBS News reported.
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