Posted on 10/21/2015 1:39:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Three Dog Night co-founder and vocalist Cory Wells died Tuesday, according to the band's website. He was 74.
"It is with deep sadness and disbelief that I must report the passing of Cory Wells, my beloved band mate for over 45 years," Three Dog Night's Danny Hutton wrote in a press release. "Cory was an incredible singer – a great performer, he could sing anything."
Wells "died unexpectedly" in Dunkirk, N.Y. He had been touring with the band until September 2015 when he developed "severe back pain." No cause of death was given.
"Cory was like a brother in so many ways," said Hutton. "We had been together since 1965 and I am in shock at this sudden loss."
The group is best known for its 1960s and 1970s hits "Joy to the World," ''Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" and "Black and White."
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I saw them in concert in ‘73 (or thereabouts); they put on a more entertaining show than a lot of bands at the time.
Yup.
RIP Cory, TDN put on excellent shows. I saw them twice in the early days. Will have to listen to them later.
Out in the Country - my favorite TDN song that had really nice production.
RIP.
Awesome song...my fav by them!
Which meant I had three choices. Sports, News or Top 40.
So I used to tuck it under my pillow every night and listen to all the Top 40 records at the time. Three Dog Night singles were among the first pop songs I learned.
In a weird twist, I was in Marine Corps Boot Camp in Parris Island in early 1981. I went to chapel one Sunday morning and the guest speaker was Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night! I was in the front row so he was literally right in front of me, as he talked about how he was on top of the world with number one records until he fell into sin and drugs and then finally saved by Jesus.
It was one of those surreal episodes that I thought I just imagined. In fact, almost all of boot camp was a surreal experience for me. But years later, I learned that Chuck did go through quite a rough patch during the middle 1970s and that as part of his therapy, he would go around the country and do these kinds of talks at church services.
Anyway, it's a shame about Cory and damn I'm getting old!
RIP, Cory, and comforts to your loved ones.
-PJ
Ain't that the truth.
For those of us of a certain age, the crap that passes for "pop" music nowadays sucks compared to what was coming across the airwaves in the 60's and 70's.
But the clock that cannot be stopped continues to tick, unfortunately.
Thanks for sharing that anecdote from boot camp. Wow, it’s a small world, isn’t it?
They’ll be one child born in this world to carry on. To carry on...
Could be congestive heart failure. I had one in August, and the back pain (from fluid on the lungs) is quite severe. Luckily I made it to the ER in plenty of time.
Wrong group - that song was by Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
Took my future wife on our first date to the Three Dog Night concert. Loved the group all of these years. Don McLean was the opening act that night and heard American Pie way before it became a hit.
RIP.
Saw Three Dog Night, America and Grass Roots on the same bill at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne Indiana around that time.
We saw them in March, front row seats towards the center. Cory shook his finger and pointed at me for recording them (but he laughed). We have tickets to see them again, but...
Thanks for posting this. Our lives have been richer because of entertainers like him.
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