Chuck Negron, one of the co-founders of the rock band Three Dog Nightdied at the age of 83.
The singer died Monday at his home in Studio City, Ca, surrounded by his family, his rep said Variety.
Negron had been battling heart failure in the months leading up to his death and had suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for about three decades.
He co-founded Three Dog Night in 1967 with singers Cory Wells, who died in October 2015, and Danny Hutton. The band was originally called Redwood before the name changed.
Three Dog Night was known for hits such as ‘Joy to the World’, ‘Mama Told Me (Not to Come)’ and ‘Black and White’. The group achieved 11 top 10 hits on the Billboard 100 chart, as well as 21 top 40 hits.
Born in the Bronx, Negron went his own way in 1985 after battles with substance abuse and entered rehab in California in 1991. He claimed he could spend more than $2,000 a day on drugs.
He said he lived on Skid Row at one point Term.
Between 1995 and 2007 he released a number of solo records, but his health problems affected how he could perform.
“I reached a point where COPD prevented me from performing live, I literally could have died on stage,” Negron said. Rock Cellar Magazine in 2018.
Negron always wore special glasses that provided him with oxygen during his health struggles.
“It changed my whole career,” he said.
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