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Posted on 02/03/2026 3:12:13 AM PST by Kid Shelleen
Chuck Negron, one of the co-founders of the rock band Three Dog Night, has died at the age of 83.
The singer died at his Studio City, Ca, home on Monday and he was surrounded by his family, his rep told Variety.
Negron had been battling heart failure in the months leading up to his death, and suffered with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for around three decades.
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"Negron wrote his autobiography, Three Dog Nightmare (1999), in which he described his life as a high school athlete and a member of a successful rock band. He wrote about his descent into drug abuse and attributes his recovery from heroin addiction to his turning to God in desperation after dropping out from more than thirty drug treatment facilities."
Quite a few of these guys (rock musicians) had similar experiences.
Negron was a talented guy & it's great that he got turned around and had a pretty good run.
RIP and prayers for his family, friends, and fans.
True, but one can’t count on that. A lot of drug addled rockers (etc.) die of overdoses or just early, even if they got off the stuff. I suppose the latter may be a combination of genetics and just how much damage was done...
Of note: Life expectancy for men in the USA who have made it to age 60 is 82.3 years. We lose a lot of the former druggie rockers around age 75...
Look at the Stones... three of them still alive in their 80s despite similarly rough lives. Beatles Paul and Ringo certainly partied hard in their youth, now in mid 80s. Brian Wilson almost made 83 despite a good 20-year stint of rock-and-roll excess.
It’s almost as the rock-star lifestyle is the embodiment of Nietzsche’s “What doesn’t kill me makes stronger.”
Heep back then, before the period when drugs & booze really dragged them down, were terrific, live. That, embarrassing the headliners, happened with several better known acts. But by the time I went to see them on their “Return To Fantasy” tour (in St. Louis), Blue Oyster Cult, as openers, blew Heep’s doors off.
In that concert you went to, did Hensley play any slide?
I dunno, there are a lot of Hoyt Axton’s too...
Incredible voice. Rest in peace Chuck.
I saw ZZ Top as the lead in for Deep Purple and (if memory serves) Blue Oyster Cult at the Tampa Stadium around 1972 or 73.
It was their first Florida appearance. Heavily booed. The other two were outstanding.
There were some great shows there until the Led Zeppelin riot, then no more rock concerts after that.
Thanks, ‘gator. Great writers and musicians, all. It’s great that TDN made those songs so successful. I hope the authors’ managers wrote good contracts and received their just rewards.
COPD for 30 years?
Truly hell on earth.
From the time I was 22 until mid 40s I suffered from asthma. I recall not being about to lay down or sleep for several days at a time because of it. I was sure I was going to die horribly from respiratory failure before 60.
About mid 40s I experienced what for me was a miracle turnaround. Now 74 with no respiratory issues at all.
Without going into too much detail, around that time I was put on antibiotics for an extended period (something else entirely) and from then on I began progressing until no problem at all. One doctor theorized that I had a low grade sinus infection for 25 years that dripped into my lungs causing the asthma — I had always had a lot of sinus problems. He believed the extended antibiotics cured the infection, eliminating the breathing problems.
For me, hearing about someone’s COPD still gives me the willies. I have some ex smoker HS classmates suffering from it. Killed one and another committed suicide to get away from it.
Yes if vital organs are already damaged with drugs & alcohol, recovery becomes questionable. In my case, I never smoked or did drugs, and was strictly a social drinker, which I quit after resigning from job at age 57. My health problems were due to eating fatty foods and no time or energy to exercise working full time.
He wrote “Just an old-fashioned Love Song.”
They also wrote some great songs for the Carpenters.
“Mama Told Me Not To Come”- My favorite of theirs...TURN IT UP!
I'm guessing you knew when you wrote that that Hoyt wrote two of 3DN's biggest songs, "Joy to the World" and "Never Been to Spain."
I’m guessing you knew when you wrote that that Hoyt wrote two of 3DN’s biggest songs, “Joy to the World” and “Never Been to Spain.”
And invented The Bathroom Buddy.
Exactly... :-)
I’m mostly a progressive rocker, but I enjoy many musical styles and Hoyt was quite talented and a good writer. It’s sad his demons caught up to him early. :-(
not sure if you’ll want to watch this. This is LAPD video of the actual crime scene of the “Wonderland Murders” on 6/30/1981. This was the first time video of a crime scene was shown in Court. Note the lead detective doing the walk thru is Det. Tom Lange, who was the Detective 13 years later on the OJ Simpson case...anyway, its pretty gruesome and nobody was ever convicted for this murder.
Looks interesting. I will watch it. Thanks.
I cant remember, they thought Holmes did it or was forced to do it or forced to watch, to be there...?
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