Three Dog Night founding member and lead singer Chuck Negron has died at the age of 83 at his home in Studio City, California, after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for months.
Negron was ‘surrounded by family’ when he passed away, a statement from his publicist Zach Farnum read; no formal cause of death was made public as of Monday evening.
Negron had been dealing with COPD and heart issues in the months prior to his passing, according to an obituary for the vocalist, Deadline reported.
‘Through his six decades of success, and all the ups-and-downs, his large, unconventional family was most important to him,’ his obituary stated.
Three Dog Night emerged as one of the leading sounds of the late 1960s/early 1970s, with more than a dozen top 40 Billboard tracks.
The group’s hits include classics such as Joy To The World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog), An Old Fashioned Love Song, One, The Show Must Go On, Mama Told Me Not to Come and Shambala.
Three Dog Night founding member and lead singer Chuck Negron has died at the age of 83 at his home in Studio City, California after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for months. Pictured in 2004
Negron formed the three-man band in 1967 with Danny Hutton and the late Cory Wells.
Late musicians Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie and Floyd Sneed and guitar player Michael Allsup were also active in the band, and Hutton and Allsup continue to tour under the Three Dog Night name.
Negron parted ways with the band in 1985 amid ongoing issues with substance abuse but stayed active, releasing a series of solo records from 1995 through 2017.
Negron had continued to tour the country on the nostalgia circuit before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Negron is survived by spouse Ami Albea Negron; children Shaunti Negron Levick, Berry Oakley, Charles Negron III, Charlotte Negron, and Annabelle Negron; siblings Rene (Jody) Negron and Denise (Janey) Negron; nine grandchildren, five nieces and two nephews.
The singer was behind the band’s hits such as Joy To The World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog), The Show Must Go On, Mama Told Me Not to Come and Shambala
Negron (pictured in 1972) was ‘surrounded by family’ when he passed away
