 When Three Dog Night struck gold with "Joy To The World" in 1971, fans worldwide acclaimed their driving pop/rock sound and powerful harmonies.
Today Three Dog Night delivers their signature sound to audiences spanning multiple generations. The current Three Dog Night line up features founding members Cory Wells and Danny Hutton on lead vocals as well as original keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon and Michael Allsup (lead guitar). Paul Kingery (bass), and Pat Bautz (drums) have joined the group since it reformed in 1981 after a six-year hiatus.
They recorded the best new material from the best new songwriters and wound up with fourteen gold albums, nine gold singles and sold over forty million units.
Three Dog Night toured extensively during the seventies, breaking attendance records in venues ranging from concert halls to football stadiums. In 1975, however, the rigors of non-stop roadwork caught up with the group. Hutton, the black-haired Irishman, relaxed awhile at home in Los Angeles, then left for Central America, England, and eventually his hometown of Buncrana, Ireland. Danny formed a management/booking agency that thrived.
The "cult following" fanbase of the two movies gave Danny additional exposure to a new audience. Although burnout set in, and each band member needed to 'get away' from the hectic world of pop music, each began, eventually, to feel the need to return to his first love.
Unfinished business involving the original group got the band together again. To their surprise, they found they all shared the same feeling - they missed playing, had a genuine love for music and wanted to risk trying it all over again. As Danny Hutton put it, "We just had a test rehearsal and discovered the old magic was still there." Three Dog Night was reborn - and fifteen years later in 2005, the band still loves playing.
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