I was saddened to hear that Chuck Negron, the lead vocalist for Three Dog Night, had passed. I saw them at least twice, maybe three times. Once with Steppenwolf I believe, maybe the Allman Brothers, Nitty Gritty and the Chambers Brothers. Way too long ago.
One of the absolute best cover bands to ever hit the stage but their personal story was even more remarkable. One leaves to become editor of Field and Stream Magazine and another, Chuck, becomes a stoned cold junkie and loses it all.
I heard a remarkable interview once between him and Howard Stern. Chuck, then in recovery after a long servitude to smack, recounted his bottom.
He was panhandling for change, basically in the gutter when he looked at the tall skyscraper behind him and realized that he had once owned the whole entire building. And now he was penniless.
Now that is a crash.
But he picked himself up. Good for him. Stuck around for the third act. A handsome man with one of the best voices in music.
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