From 1968 through the early 1970s, Three Dog Night was one of the most popular rock bands in the world. With his sweet, soulful sound, Chuck Negron guided the group through eighteen consecutive Top Twenty hits: three hit the #1 spot, including ``Joy to the World,'' and eleven broke into the Top Ten. But while Three Dog Night was hitting the high notes of critical and commercial success, Negron was sinking into the darkness of drug addiction. The singer's downward spiral continued for several years, and after the band's thirteenth album failed to go gold in 1975, they called it quits. For Negron, who was supporting a $2,000 a day drug habit, the descent was fast and long-lasting, encompassing two decades of horrendous drug abuse and terrifying near-death experiences. That he survived the ordeal at all is a miracle; that he today has a new foothold on life and devotes a great portion of his time to helping others avoid the pitfalls of drug abuse is an inspiration.Three Dog Nightmare graphically traces the life and times of Bronx-bred Chuck Negron, who used his talent on the basketball court to gain a college scholarship, and turned his gift for singing into an unforgettable career. For the first time, Negron tells his full story, hoping that it will teach others the life lessons he had to learn the hard way.
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Chuck Negron, lead singer of the legendary rock group Three Dog Night, continues to tour in concert and spend time in the studio recording. He resides in Los Angeles. Broadcast journalist Chris Blatchford, a veteran of three decades of investigative television journalism, resides in Glendale, California
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Three Dog Nightmare,
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If you, as I, harbored any wistful, romantic teenaged fantasies about the California music scene of that era, this book will dispell any illusions about the perceived innocence of the stars you idolized or sighed over, such as Chuck Negron. It is hard to fathom anyone living so high dropping so low in life until you read this. The text between Chuck's first sentence - "I should be dead" - and the phrase, 300+ pages later, "I missed my life" - broke my heart. Brutal in its content yet occasionally tongue-in-cheek, it was a tough book to put down although I at times cringed. It certainly gave life to the line "Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll." Chuck throws around a lot of big names and does not pull any punches. Nor does he point fingers or play the victim. He takes responsibility for his self-destructive choices. I was left hoping his 'long road back' doesn't have any more potholes in its pavement.
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Three Dog Nightmare is a great read,
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The sad story of rock and roll excess, the life of Chuck Negron, former lead singer of Three Dog Night is a must read for rock and roll fans everywhere. Three Dog Night burst on the music scene in the late 60's, when I was 9 years old, and I remember listening to their albums late at night, and loving the vocals. I did not know the names of the singers, but even at that young age, I knew how talented they were. I sometimes wondered what happened to Three Dog Night and this books tells it all. Negron spares no details in detailing his rise to stardom and the horrible fall after becoming addicted to drugs. Sometimes it was a difficult read, his descriptions of his abuse of drugs, and the toll it took on his body, friends, and family was heartbreaking, yet at the same time when he finally gets clean and sober, it is very uplifting. It makes you realize that the will to survive, love of a good woman, and God are all we need in life. Not money, not fame. I have immense respect for Chuck Negron, and wish him continued good health and success. Read this and try to remain unmoved.
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Incredible, readable, captivating,
By Chad Sosna "Doo-Lang Love" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Three Dog Nightmare: The Chuck Negron Story (Paperback)
What a story of the drug era this is! I was only a child in that era but of course knew of the stars like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix who died of drug overdoses. I actually came across this book while looking for another and decided to give it a whirl.
This held my interest so well I had trouble getting other things done for a few days while I was reading it. It reads like a good novel. Chuck Negron tells the story of his shockingly bad childhood and years in the music business. While many autobiographies are self-serving and highly slanted, I did not get that impression here. Negron is very even-handed with all of the material, careful not to unduly blame others but also revealing the truth when it's right there. He started in the early 1960s in the music business, but of course, did not have success till the late 1960s. It was interesting to see the many slips and falls of getting to the top. Many rock books skip over that long climb, always making it seem like overnight success. Then the famous years were shocking. Just when I think, "Okay, this is the point where he gives up drugs because he's at his lowest," he reaches yet another low. It truly is remarkable, as others have said here, that he lived through it to tell this story. He does mention the many battles with other former band members Cory and Danny over the right to use the band's name, etc. It's ironic, but it seems they used him. Almost everyone recognizes Chuck Negron as the lead singer of Three Dog Night and wouldn't even know Cory and Danny if they saw their photos. In fact, many people think Negron sang the lead on all the songs. I did until I read this book! Sharing rusty needles, staggering around doped-up and filthy, driving his car into light poles--it's all so juicy that if someone wrote this stuff as a fiction book, it would be said that the story "went overboard" or that it's "too much." Negron almost ruined the lives of his ex-wives and children, spent millions upon millions of dollars over the years in heroin, and to see his recovery his both astonishing and heroic. I recommended this book to a friend who never cared about Three Dog Night but who wanted something captivating to read, and he liked it.
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