Danny Hutton

Three Dog Night was based around the vocal skills of Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron and Cory Wells. In 1967, Hutton conceived the idea of a three-vocalist group, and he and Wells enlisted mutual friend Negron. The official commentary included in the CD set Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 states that vocalist Hutton\'s then-girlfriend June Fairchild suggested the name after reading a magazine article about indigenous Australians, in which it was explained that on cold nights they would customarily sleep in a hole in the ground whilst embracing a dingo, a native species of wild dog. On colder nights they would sleep with two dogs and if the night was freezing, it was a "three dog night".\n', '

\n', 'Their first Top Ten hit was "One", in 1969, while, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)", reached #1 a year later. "Joy to the World" became the group\'s biggest hit in 1971, and their fin…