Chuck Negron, Leading Voice Behind Three Dog Night’s Biggest Hits, Dies at 83

Negron played a central role in shaping the band’s sound during one of the most commercially dominant runs in American rock music.

Chuck Negron, former lead singer of Three Dog Night, sings to a crowd during a Christmas Eve party at the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles on Dec. 24, 1997. John Hayes/AP Photo

Chuck Negron, whose high-range tenor helped propel Three Dog Night to the top of the pop charts in the early 1970s, has died. He was 83.

Negron died at his residence in Studio City, California, from complications related to heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to his publicist, Zach Farnum, who confirmed the death Monday.