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| Birth name | Charles Negron |
| Born | June 8, 1942 Manhattan |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1960–present |
| Labels | Dunhill Records |
| Associated acts | Three Dog Night |
| Website | Official website |
Charles "Chuck" Negron (born June 8, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night, which he helped to form in 1968.
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Biography
Negron was born in Manhattan, New York to a Puerto Rican father and a British mother. He grew up in The Bronx, where he sang in local doo-wop groups and played basketball both in schoolyard pick-up games and at Taft High School; the latter talent led to his being recruited to play college basketball at Allan Hancock College, a small community college in Santa Maria, California; later he played at California State University, Los Angeles.[1]
Career
Music
In 1967, Negron's pal, singer Danny Hutton, invited Negron to join him and Cory Wells; they founded the band Three Dog Night. The group became one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, having sold approximately 60 million records and earned gold records for such songs as "One", "Easy to be Hard", and "Joy to the World".[2]
The rock and roll lifestyle took its toll on Negron, and by the time Three Dog Night disbanded in 1976, Negron had a serious heroin addiction which began in the early 1970s. In July 1975, the British music magazine, NME, reported that Negron had been arrested for cocaine possession in Kentucky.[3]
He overcame his addiction in September 1991 and embarked on a solo career, recording the albums:
- Am I Still In Your Heart? (1995)[4]
- Joy to the World (1996), a Christmas CD[5]
- Long Road Back (1999)[6]
- Chuck Negron – Live In Concert (2001), a double CD set,[7] recorded at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and released on Sindrome Records, with sidemen Richard Campbell on bass guitar, Danny Mishkit on guitar, keyboards and saxophone, Frank Reina on drums and Terence Elliott on lead guitar
- Live and In Concert (2005)[8]
- The Chuck Negron Story (2005)[9]
Book
He also wrote his autobiography, Three Dog Nightmare (1999). In the book, Negron attributes his recovery from heroin addiction to his turning to God in desperation, after dropping out from more than 30 drug treatment facilities.[10]
Personal life
In 2006, Negron was featured in an episode of the A&E reality show, Intervention, about his son Chuckie and grandson Noah Bryan Negron.[11] Chuckie was later arrested and sent to state prison after being thrown out of rehab.[citation needed]
Negron also has a stepson, Berry Oakley, Jr., and three daughters: Annabelle Negron, with actress Kate Vernon; and Shaunti Ann Negron and Charlotte Rose Negron,[citation needed], who performed with him at the Key Club.[citation needed] and at the Hollywood Bowl.[citation needed]
Negron's cousin was the late actor, comedian, painter, and playwright Taylor Negron.[12]
References
- Negron, Chuck; Chris Blatchford (2000). Three Dog Nightmare: The Chuck Negron Story. Renaissance Books. 158063155X.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Chuck Negron biography". Ask.com.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Freeman, Paul (August 15, 2012). "The dark, one-dog night of Chuck Negron".<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 278. CN 5585.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Negron, Chuck (1995). Am I Still In Your Heart?. Viceroy.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Negron, Chuck (1996). Joy to the World. Viceroy.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Negron, Chuck (1999). Long Road Back. Hip-O.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Negron, Chuck (2001). Chuck Negron – Live In Concert. Sin-Drome Records.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Negron, Chuck. Live and In Concert. Delta Distribution.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Negron, Chuck. The Chuck Negron Story. Delta Distribution.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Negron, Chuck & Blatchford, Chris (June 1999). Three Dog Nightmare: The Chuck Negron Story (Hardcover, First ed.). Renaissance Books. ISBN 1580630405.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Intervention Episode Guide". A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Looseleaf, Victoria (April 27, 2001). "For Negron, It's Totally Cool to Be Unhip". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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