Overview
- A founding lead vocalist of Three Dog Night, Negron sang on signature tracks including "One," "An Old Fashioned Love Song," "Easy to Be Hard" and "The Show Must Go On."
- Formed with Danny Hutton and Cory Wells in 1967, the group became a chart force with 21 Top 40 singles during its late-1960s and early-1970s run.
- Negron was dismissed in 1985 after prolonged drug addiction, later achieving sobriety in 1991 and releasing seven solo albums between 1995 and 2017.
- After decades of estrangement, he reconciled with Hutton last year in a private visit both later described as a meaningful reunion.
- Survivors include his wife, Ami Albea Negron, and five children, among them Berry Oakley Jr., as well as extended family noted in the publicist’s statement.