2026年2月3日 / 美国东部时间上午6:40 / 美联社
洛杉矶——查克·内格伦（Chuck Negron），“三狗之夜”乐队（Three Dog Night）的创始成员，其主唱声线推动了该乐队在20世纪60年代末至70年代初成为顶级摇滚乐队之一，演绎了《欢乐世界》（”Joy to the World”）、《One》和《老式情歌》（”An Old Fashioned Love Song”）等一系列热门歌曲，他于周一去世，享年83岁。
据其发言人扎克·法恩姆（Zach Farnum）透露，他因心力衰竭和慢性阻塞性肺疾病的并发症在洛杉矶Studio City区的家中去世。
内格伦还主唱了《Easy To Be Hard》和《演出继续》（”The Show Must Go On”）。乐队的其他热门歌曲包括《黑白》（”Black and White”）、《妈妈告诉我（别来）》（”Mama Told Me (Not to Come)”）、《从未到过西班牙》（”Never Been to Spain”）和《香巴拉》（”Shambala”）。
![查克·内格伦，三狗之夜乐队创始成员，于2019年7月18日在加利福尼亚州千橡市参加“Happy Together巡回演唱会”十周年演出。Scott Dudelson / 盖蒂图片社]
1972年12月，乐队主持并表演了迪克·克拉克（Dick Clark）的首届《新年摇滚夜》（”New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”）特别节目。
到1975年，专辑销量下滑，乐队凭借《直到世界末日》（”Til the World Ends”）获得了最后一首公告牌百强单曲榜（Billboard Hot 100）热门歌曲。内部矛盾导致乐队分裂，次年解散。
1981年，乐队重组，但由于长期存在的药物问题，内格伦于1985年底被开除。
1967年，内格伦与丹尼·赫顿（Danny Hutton）和科里·韦尔斯（Cory Wells）组建了“三狗之夜”，这是一支融合了节奏布鲁斯（R&B）、摇滚和城市和声（urban doo wop）的人声三重唱组合。两年后，他们凭借哈里·尼尔森（Harry Nilsson）创作的首支百万销量单曲《One》获得成功。
在乐队迅速登顶排行榜的过程中，内格伦曾大量滥用药物，甚至将财富挥霍在毒品上，一度流落洛杉矶的贫民窟（Skid Row）。
经过多次康复治疗，他于1991年戒酒戒毒，此后开启了成功的个人职业生涯，1995年至2017年间发行了七张专辑。他1999年出版的回忆录《三狗噩梦》（”Three Dog Nightmare”）详细记录了自己的起伏人生。
在与赫顿多年疏远后，两人于去年和解。目前乐队仅存的成员是赫顿和迈克尔·奥尔苏普（Michael Allsup）。
查克·内格伦于1942年6月8日出生，名叫查尔斯·内格伦二世（Charles Negron II），自幼在布朗克斯区（Bronx）的和声组合中演唱。2岁时父母离异，他曾被加州州立大学招募打篮球，这使他来到洛杉矶，从此开始涉足音乐行业。
晚年，尽管患有慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）长达30年，内格伦仍坚持巡演，新冠疫情（COVID-19）成为他永久停演的转折点。
他的遗孀是阿米·阿尔贝亚·内格伦（Ami Albea Negron），幸存的五个子女中包括小贝里·奥克利（Berry Oakley Jr.）——即”Allman Brothers Band”乐队贝斯手贝里·奥克利（Berry Oakley）的儿子。1972年，老奥克利在摩托车事故中丧生。内格伦曾与小奥克利的母亲朱莉娅·内格伦（Julia Negron）结婚，期间帮助抚养婴儿时期的小贝里。
Chuck Negron, voice behind Three Dog Night’s “Joy to the World” and other hits, dies at 83
February 3, 2026 / 6:40 AM EST / AP
Los Angeles— Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits including “Joy to the World,” “One” and “An Old Fashioned Love Song” for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early ’70s, died Monday. He was 83.
He died of complications from heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to his publicist Zach Farnum.
Negron also sang lead on “Easy To Be Hard” and “The Show Must Go On.” The band’s other hits include “Black and White,” “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” “Never Been to Spain” and “Shambala.”
Chuck Negron, founding member of Three Dog Night, performs during the 10th anniversary of the Happy Together Tour on July 18, 2019 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Scott Dudelson / Getty Images
In December 1972, the band hosted and performed on the inaugural edition of Dick Clark’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”
By 1975, album sales had declined and the band had its last Billboard Hot 100 hit with “Til the World Ends.” Internal strife fractured the group and it fell apart the next year.
In 1981, the group reunited, but Negron was dismissed in late 1985 because of recurring drug issues.
In 1967, Negron joined Danny Hutton and Cory Wells to form Three Dog Night, a vocal trio with roots in R&B, rock ‘n’ roll and urban doo wop. They found success two years later with their first million-selling single “One,” written by Harry Nilsson.
Negron engaged in heavy drug use during the band’s quick ascension to the top of the charts. He spent his fortune on drugs and even ended up on Los Angeles’ Skid Row for a time.
After numerous stints in rehab, he became sober in 1991 and went on to have a successful solo career, releasing seven albums between 1995 and 2017. His 1999 book, “Three Dog Nightmare,” detailed his ups and downs.
After decades of estrangement between him and Hutton, the two reconciled last year. Hutton and Michael Allsup are the lone surviving members.
Born Charles Negron II on June 8, 1942, he grew up in the Bronx singing in doo wop groups from an early age. His parents divorced when he was 2. He was recruited by California State University to play basketball, which brought him to Los Angeles, where he began working in the music industry.
In his later years, Negron toured despite having chronic COPD for three decades. The COVID-19 pandemic sidelined him permanently.
Negron is survived by wife Ami Albea Negron and five children, including Berry Oakley Jr., the son of Allman Brothers Band bassist Berry Oakley, who was killed in a 1972 motorcycle accident. Negron was for a time married to Julia Negron, the younger Oakley’s mother, and helped raise infant Berry Jr.
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