Danny Hutton
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Danny Hutton playing with Three Dog Night at Loessfest 2014 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Anthony Hutton |
| Also known as | Danny Hutton |
| Born | September 10, 1942 |
| Origin | Buncrana, Donegal, Ireland |
| Genres | Rock, Pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Dunhill, MGM, MCA, Epic, Columbia |
| Associated acts |
Three Dog Night Beck, Bogert & Appice Chuck Negron Cory Wells Harry Nilsson Laura Nyro Randy Newman Hoyt Axton Russ Ballard Leo Sayer |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals | |
Daniel Anthony "Danny" Hutton (born September 10, 1942), is an Irish-American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night. Hutton was a songwriter and singer for Hanna Barbera Records from 1965-66. Hutton had a modest national hit, "Roses and Rainbows," during his tenure as a recording artist for Hanna-Barbera Records. Hutton is the father of Dash Hutton, the drummer in the American rock band Haim.
Three Dog Night was based around the vocal skills of Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron and Cory Wells. In 1967, Hutton conceived the idea of a three-vocalist group, and he and Wells enlisted mutual friend Negron. The official commentary included in the CD set Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 states that vocalist Hutton's then-girlfriend June Fairchild suggested the name after reading a magazine article about indigenous Australians, in which it was explained that on cold nights they would customarily sleep in a hole in the ground whilst embracing a dingo, a native species of wild dog. On colder nights they would sleep with two dogs and if the night was freezing, it was a "three dog night".
Their first Top Ten hit was "One", in 1969, while, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)", reached #1 a year later. "Joy to the World" became the group's biggest hit in 1971, and their final #1, "Black and White," was in 1972; and, their final Top Ten song was in 1974, "The Show Must Go On". They had 21 hit singles, including 11 Top Ten hits, also 12 consecutive gold albums, from 1969 to 1975. Steve Huey of Allmusic wrote,
While often criticized as commercial, the band was noted for creative arrangements and interpretations, and their cover choices gave exposure to Harry Nilsson, Laura Nyro, Randy Newman, Hoyt Axton, Russ Ballard and Leo Sayer. Their backing musicians included guitarist Mike Allsup, keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon, bassist Joe Schermie and drummer Floyd Sneed.
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