Three Dog Night is an American
rock band. They formed in 1967 with a line-up consisting of vocalists
Danny Hutton,
Cory Wells, and
Chuck Negron. This lineup was soon augmented by
Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards),
Joe Schermie (bass),
Mike Allsup (guitar), and
Floyd Sneed (drums). The band registered 21
Billboard Top 40 hits (with three hitting number one) between 1969 and 1975. Mainly a
cover band, it helped introduce mainstream audiences to the work of many songwriters, including
Paul Williams,
Hoyt Axton,
Laura Nyro,
Harry Nilsson,
Randy Newman, and
Leo Sayer.