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Three Dog Night is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Crazy Horse, Mr. Fantasy, The Kingstonians, Jerry Miller and Leo Sayer. Those roots explain a lot about how Three Dog Night arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Grass Roots, Tommy James & The Shondells, Little River Band, Firefall and Seals & Crofts, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Marmalade, A Pale Horse Named Death, Uriah Heep, Steppenwolf and Mike Mills, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around Three Dog Night, reaching back through Crazy Horse and forward to The Marmalade. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie, Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band had 21 Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975, with three hitting number one. Three Dog Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, and they helped to introduce mainstream audiences to writers such as Harry Nilsson ("One"), Randy Newman, Paul Williams, Laura Nyro and Hoyt Axton.
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Three Dog Night connections
Three Dog Night grew out of Crazy Horse, Mr. Fantasy, The Kingstonians and Jerry Miller, shares an orbit with The Grass Roots, Tommy James & The Shondells, Little River Band and Firefall, went on to shape The Marmalade, A Pale Horse Named Death, Uriah Heep and Steppenwolf. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Three Dog Night
Sounds and acts that shaped Three Dog Night.
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- Mr. Fantasyartist
- The Kingstoniansartist
- Jerry Millerartist
- Leo Sayerartist
- Harry Nilssonartist
- Randy Newmanartist
- Paul Williamsartist
- Laura Nyroartist
- Hoyt Axtonartist
- Brian Wilsonartist
- The Beach Boysartist
- Mike Loveartist
- The Electric Prunesartist
- Bobby Kimballartist
- Rufusartist
- The American Breedartist
- Pocoartist
- Whitesnakeartist
- Frankie Millerartist
- The Box Topsartist
- Night Rangerartist
- Russ Ballardartist
- Argentartist
- John Hiattartist
Artists similar to Three Dog Night
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Three Dog Night.
- The Grass Rootsartist
- Tommy James & The Shondellsartist
- Little River Bandartist
- Firefallartist
- Seals & Croftsartist
- Orleansartist
- Jefferson Starshipartist
- Atlanta Rhythm Sectionartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- James Gangartist
- Pure Prairie Leagueartist
- Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynoldsartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- The Edgar Winter Groupartist
- Sugarloafartist
- Foghatartist
- Dave Masonartist
- Paul Revere & The Raidersartist
- Billy Squierartist
- Dr. Hookartist
- The Young Rascalsartist
- The J. Geils Bandartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- The Rascalsartist
- The Box Topsartist
- The Lovin' Spoonfulartist
Bands Three Dog Night shaped
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