Chuck Negron, the founding Three Dog Night vocalist whose soaring tenor powered hits including "Joy to the World" and "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song," died in Los Angeles at 83.

Chuck Negron, one of three lead singers in the original lineup of the hitmaking Los Angeles band Three Dog Night, died Monday ...

LOS ANGELES -- Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits including “Joy ...

Chuck Negron, one of the most recognizable rockers of the 1970s and a founding member of the band Three Dog Night, died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 83.

The vocalist sang lead on some of the band's biggest tracks, including "One" and "Old Fashioned Love Song." ...

The singer, known for hits like "One" and "Joy to the World," struggled with drug addiction at the height of his career before getting clean in 1991 ...

Three Dog Night included the opening track from Tim Hardin's first album, Tim Hardin 1, for its own debut, with Negron crafting his own kind of dynamic vocal build that brought a little more character ...

"I think this is possibly my favorite one on the album," said George Harrison of this 'Abbey Road' track. "The lyrics are so simple." ...