Charles Negron II
(June 8, 1942 – February 2, 2026)
was an
American
singer-songwriter.
He was best known
as a founding member
and lead vocalist
of the
rock band
Early Life
Chuck Negron
was born on
June 8, 1942,
in Manhattan,
New York City,
to Charles Negron,
a Puerto Rican
nightclub singer,
and
Elizabeth Rooke.
When Negron was
five years old,
his parents divorced.
Negron and his
twin sister,
Nancy,
were raised by
their mother,
who placed them
in a daycare facility
while she
supported her
young children.
Though Negron
referred to this facility
as an orphanage,
it was a mansion
in the Bronx
that contained a
swimming pool,
gymnasium,
arts and crafts,
and more.
The facility did house
some
long-term residents,
though this did
not include
Negron and his sister.
Negron grew up
in the Bronx,
where he sang
in local
doo-wop groups
and played basketball
both in schoolyard
pick-up games
and at
William Howard Taft
High School.
He was recruited
to play basketball
at
Allan Hancock College,
a small
community college
in Santa Maria,
California
and played later
at
California
State University,
Los Angeles.
in 1967
singer
Danny Hutton
invited
Negron to join him
and Cory Wells
to found the band
Three Dog Night.
The group became
one of the most
successful bands
of the late 1960s
and early 1970s,
selling approximately
60 million records
and earning
gold records
for singles
that featured
Negron as
lead vocalist,
including
"One",
"Easy to Be Hard",
"Joy to the World",
"An Old Fashioned Love Song",
"Pieces of April",
"The Show Must Go On",
and
"Til the World Ends".
Negron developed
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.
Three Dog Night
disbanded in 1976.
After many attempts
at rehabilitation,
Negron overcame
his addiction in
September 1991
and embarked
on a solo career
DEATH :
Negron
died of
heart failure
and COPD
at his home on
February 2, 2026
in Studio City,
Los Angeles,
at the age of 83
The Best of 3 Dog Night
is the fifteenth album
by the
American
rock band,
and is a
double album
released in 1982.
It was certified Gold
by the RIAA on
May 1, 1996.
Seven of these titles
landed on the
Billboard
Adult contemporary
chart
when originally
released
and all 20
hit the
Hot 100.
TRACKLIST
Joy To The World
Easy To Be Hard
Family Of Man
Sure As I'm Sittin' Here
An Old Fashioned Love Song
Mama Told Me
(Not To Come)
Try A Little Tenderness
Shambala
Let Me Serenade You
Never Been To Spain
Black And White
Pieces Of April
Liar
Out In The Country
The Show Must Go On
Eli's Coming
One Man Band
One
Play Something Sweet
(Brickyard Blues)
Celebrate
Mama Told Me Not To Come
(Remix)
Joy to the World
(Extended Mix)
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