I believe he’s the singer for “Eli’s Coming”...
Hide your heart! Rip, great memories...
Yet the peanut guy is still alive ! So much unfairness....RIP!
From Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Wells
Unlike many other rock musicians of the day, Wells was able to abstain from serious drug and alcohol problems, nor did he squander his earnings on the lavish life style of a successful rock star, choosing to live a somewhat more moderate existence.
After Three Dog Night broke up in 1976, Wells tried a solo career, recording the album Touch Me for A&M Records in 1978. Wells helped re-launch Three Dog Night in the mid-1980s, recording an EP called “It’s a Jungle.” A falling out with Negron left Hutton and Wells with the name “Three Dog Night” as an entity, under which they had performed successfully until recently, and the pair (along with original member Mike Allsup) toured regularly each year.