According to pollstar.com, Three Dog Night will perform at the 2009 East Texas Fair on October 3.
‘looks like the current lineup includes four original members: Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, Mike Allsup & Jimmy Greenspoon.
I am not sure how well Hutton’s and Wells’ voices have held up over the years or how they sound without Chuck Negron contributing to them "coming down in three-part harmony", but this may be worth checking out...
Full Version: Three Dog Night @ the 2009 East Texas State Fair
Saw them in the 70's in Shreveport and still love the music.......we are going. 
Three Dog Night sounded good on their last recording - recorded with the London Symphony, I think. I realize that it's been remastered and "fixed," but ... maybe they can still carry a tune. 
I never attend fairs, but I'll seriously consider it this year.
I never attend fairs, but I'll seriously consider it this year.
I wish they'd put aside their differences and tour together. Three Dog Night had some great harmonies. It seems like they would be old enough to put their differences behind them, and tour together. Sometimes, I wonder what people think, and why they are so offended with each other. Without Chuck Negron, it's not the same. I could say the same about Sly and the Family Stone going on tour in 2007 - 2008. It's not the same without Denton, TX native Sylvester Stewart.
If I were back home, I'd go and see the show however. Three Dog Night was a good cover band in the early 70's.
If I were back home, I'd go and see the show however. Three Dog Night was a good cover band in the early 70's.
lol...I can't get Agent Scully out of my mind trying to sing "Joy to the World" in an episode of The X-Files....thanks.....
I saw them at a club quite a few years back without Chuck. They still sounded like the records to me back then. The couple that we were with, ended up with the autographed set list from the performance. 
I saw that Casey Casem hung up his earphones and stepped away from the mike today. His first #1 song that he gave us was Three Dog Night's version of "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)". See the bards and minstrels while you can, you may not ever have the chance to see them again.
If Casey Casum is singing this song, then I would like to steal a line from it..."Dont turn on the lights, cause I dont wanna see."
QUOTE (mustangmania @ Jul 6 2009, 02:06 PM) 
If Casey Casum is singing this song, then I would like to steal a line from it..."Dont turn on the lights, cause I dont wanna see."
Casey, and I admit I spelt his last name wrong, never sang a song. That's what a great D.J. does. They let the artist perform their songs, and only commented on it. It's the current generation that desires to be included in the song.
Listen to the harmonies of "Three Dog Night", and you'll enjoy their talent.
I misinterpreted your post to say that Kasem had sang said song. My bad. I am a fan of 3DN.
can get $10 tickets at brookshires. concert i think is october 3.
Yeah Baby. Eli's Coming.
QUOTE (stoneykelly @ Aug 12 2009, 06:03 AM)
can get $10 tickets at brookshires.
Yep -- just tell the cashier to use PLU #872
Is it in the Rose stadium?
^ nope -- East Texas Fairgrounds (Harvey Hall parking lot)
'hoping to see a major SDC continency there next Saturday night 
QUOTE (cheaptrick77 @ Sep 26 2009, 09:26 PM)
'hoping to see a major SDC continency there next Saturday night
Have had my reserved seats for weeks!!! Also digging my albums out of the attic in hopes of getting backstage (have some contacts w/the fair)...
(BTW - for those youngsters on here - an album is a circular vinyl form of music recordings that were replaced by the cassette tape and later by the compact disc...very popular with the early years of music up through the 1980's...)
QUOTE (DieHardCubFan @ Sep 27 2009, 08:17 AM)
an album is a circular vinyl form of music recordings that were replaced by the cassette tape and later by the compact disc
...back in the good ol' days when album art and liner notes were important.
...absolutely!
QUOTE (DieHardCubFan @ Sep 27 2009, 08:17 AM)
Have had my reserved seats for weeks!!! Also digging my albums out of the attic in hopes of getting backstage (have some contacts w/the fair)...
(BTW - for those youngsters on here - an album is a circular vinyl form of music recordings that were replaced by the cassette tape and later by the compact disc...very popular with the early years of music up through the 1980's...)
(BTW - for those youngsters on here - an album is a circular vinyl form of music recordings that were replaced by the cassette tape and later by the compact disc...very popular with the early years of music up through the 1980's...)
was that before or after the 8 track?
before reel-to-reel
there's still some bands putting out albums. would an old record player play these?
^ ABSOLUTELY ... and the "new" vinyl recordings sound GREAT 
http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20091002...S0701/910020303
Three Dog Night Keeps Bringing Joy To The World
(by STEWART SMITH | Tyler Morning Telegraph Entertainment Writer)
So maybe it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks. Or at the very least, they'll sing some new songs as music icons Three Dog Night will be performing some new material when they take the stage at the East Texas State Fair Saturday evening.
The group is hard at work putting out a new album - likely to be released in 2010 - and will give audiences a taste of that this weekend. Of course, they'll also be ready to belt out the tunes such as "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "Shambala" and "Joy to the World" that helped earn the group 13 gold records, 21 Billboard Top 40 hits and sell more than 40 million albums.
When the group hit its stride in the in the late 1960s and early '70s, a good portion of popular music was politically charged, protesting the war in Vietnam, police brutality and other social issues. Three Dog Night, on the other hand, took a decidedly different approach to their music.
"When we went into the studio in 1969, our songs were up. We didn't try to send any message, no political messages, it was just up and happy songs. "Joy to the World is totally a happy song," said Cory Wells, one of the group's founding members, in an interview with the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
And though it's been more than 25 years since their last wholly original album was released, Wells said they're taking the same approach to their new material as they did when they produced the songs that put them on the map.
"(We want to make) fun songs, songs that we enjoy playing, songs that we hope the audience will enjoy ... things that we haven't tried before. Three Dog Night in the year 2009 and give it our '70s style and see what happens," Wells said.
By that same token, though, Wells said he's never really stopped to analyze what it is about their music making it catch on so heavily or why it has continued in popularity.
"For whatever reason we just struck a chord (with people)," he said. "In John Lennon's words, if I had known that then, I would have started other groups and recorded them, if I knew the philosophy of how a band is created and how they become popular."
Wells said they continue to use writers for their songs just as the group did in the beginning - writers such as Elton John, Paul Williams and Randy Newman who all had yet to make a name for themselves - but the production process has become markedly easier.
"Now, at the touch of a button you can get the sound you want. Back in (our early) days, you had to create and make it in the studio. We were whirling microphones inside of a garbage can, playing a guitar through an organ Leslie (speaker) in order to get certain sounds," he said.
But just as technology has changed drastically, so has the rest of the industry. Wells lamented that while record companies were always interested in bands having hits, there was still more freedom for artists to hone their craft and grow and experiment as musicians.
"I don't want to sound like an old guy talking about the good old days, but the music industry has lost its energy creative energy," Wells said. "The record companies, they won't allow people to do their own thing. They are forcing them to be last big thing that was on there."
Record companies used to stick by their bands, Wells said, which created a sense of community.
"There isn't a family like we had at Dunhill (Records)," he said. "They were out to make money, too, but all the artists that were on that label. The Grass Roots, us, The Mamas & The Papas, we were all like a family there."
Still, Wells said he's just happy to continue to be doing what he loves and hopes audiences will enjoy themselves too. He says the group, while it may not have all its original members, still sounds remarkably the same as it did 30 years ago.
"(My career) will all end when it's no longer fun or when I physically can't do it anymore. I mean actually singing, not as in having to be carted around the stage," Wells said. "We haven't changed a note or changed the keys or anything. We can't quite make some of the high notes, but we're still singing in the same key we had."
Three Dog Night will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the East Texas State Fair.
Admission is $10 per person and is standing room only at the concert. Admission includes entrance to the fair for the day. No free admission to the fairgrounds is available at any time Saturday.
Three Dog Night Keeps Bringing Joy To The World
(by STEWART SMITH | Tyler Morning Telegraph Entertainment Writer)
So maybe it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks. Or at the very least, they'll sing some new songs as music icons Three Dog Night will be performing some new material when they take the stage at the East Texas State Fair Saturday evening.
The group is hard at work putting out a new album - likely to be released in 2010 - and will give audiences a taste of that this weekend. Of course, they'll also be ready to belt out the tunes such as "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "Shambala" and "Joy to the World" that helped earn the group 13 gold records, 21 Billboard Top 40 hits and sell more than 40 million albums.
When the group hit its stride in the in the late 1960s and early '70s, a good portion of popular music was politically charged, protesting the war in Vietnam, police brutality and other social issues. Three Dog Night, on the other hand, took a decidedly different approach to their music.
"When we went into the studio in 1969, our songs were up. We didn't try to send any message, no political messages, it was just up and happy songs. "Joy to the World is totally a happy song," said Cory Wells, one of the group's founding members, in an interview with the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
And though it's been more than 25 years since their last wholly original album was released, Wells said they're taking the same approach to their new material as they did when they produced the songs that put them on the map.
"(We want to make) fun songs, songs that we enjoy playing, songs that we hope the audience will enjoy ... things that we haven't tried before. Three Dog Night in the year 2009 and give it our '70s style and see what happens," Wells said.
By that same token, though, Wells said he's never really stopped to analyze what it is about their music making it catch on so heavily or why it has continued in popularity.
"For whatever reason we just struck a chord (with people)," he said. "In John Lennon's words, if I had known that then, I would have started other groups and recorded them, if I knew the philosophy of how a band is created and how they become popular."
Wells said they continue to use writers for their songs just as the group did in the beginning - writers such as Elton John, Paul Williams and Randy Newman who all had yet to make a name for themselves - but the production process has become markedly easier.
"Now, at the touch of a button you can get the sound you want. Back in (our early) days, you had to create and make it in the studio. We were whirling microphones inside of a garbage can, playing a guitar through an organ Leslie (speaker) in order to get certain sounds," he said.
But just as technology has changed drastically, so has the rest of the industry. Wells lamented that while record companies were always interested in bands having hits, there was still more freedom for artists to hone their craft and grow and experiment as musicians.
"I don't want to sound like an old guy talking about the good old days, but the music industry has lost its energy creative energy," Wells said. "The record companies, they won't allow people to do their own thing. They are forcing them to be last big thing that was on there."
Record companies used to stick by their bands, Wells said, which created a sense of community.
"There isn't a family like we had at Dunhill (Records)," he said. "They were out to make money, too, but all the artists that were on that label. The Grass Roots, us, The Mamas & The Papas, we were all like a family there."
Still, Wells said he's just happy to continue to be doing what he loves and hopes audiences will enjoy themselves too. He says the group, while it may not have all its original members, still sounds remarkably the same as it did 30 years ago.
"(My career) will all end when it's no longer fun or when I physically can't do it anymore. I mean actually singing, not as in having to be carted around the stage," Wells said. "We haven't changed a note or changed the keys or anything. We can't quite make some of the high notes, but we're still singing in the same key we had."
Three Dog Night will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the East Texas State Fair.
Admission is $10 per person and is standing room only at the concert. Admission includes entrance to the fair for the day. No free admission to the fairgrounds is available at any time Saturday.
Hey Cheapy - just wanted to mention ('cause I know you'd appreciate this...) but on August 11th, 1976 - I went to my first rock & roll concert at the Tarrant County Convention Center...it was KISS and their Destroyer tour! I was 14 years old and I was quickly enlisted in the KISS Army!
My oldest daughter will turn 15 the end of November. I just got them in the mail - tickets for her & I to go see KISS at the American Airline Center on December 6th for her 15th birthday!!!
She has no clue...in fact, I mentioned the concert being sold out and she mentioned her best friend & her dad were going (he & I are co-workers!)...
I can't wait! Passing on a tradition!!!
See ya at the Three Dog Night Concert! Row JJ, 11 & 12!
My oldest daughter will turn 15 the end of November. I just got them in the mail - tickets for her & I to go see KISS at the American Airline Center on December 6th for her 15th birthday!!!
She has no clue...in fact, I mentioned the concert being sold out and she mentioned her best friend & her dad were going (he & I are co-workers!)...
I can't wait! Passing on a tradition!!!
See ya at the Three Dog Night Concert! Row JJ, 11 & 12!
QUOTE (DieHardCubFan @ Oct 2 2009, 09:42 PM)
My oldest daughter will turn 15 the end of November. I just got them in the mail - tickets for her & I to go see KISS at the American Airline Center on December 6th for her 15th birthday!!!
Very cool . . .
QUOTE (DieHardCubFan @ Oct 2 2009, 09:42 PM)
See ya at the Three Dog Night Concert! Row JJ, 11 & 12!
I will be among the cheapskates
in the SRO section
What an excellent concert -- I was worried that I would see "washed-up" musicians "dialing it in" for a pay check...instead, I saw professional musicians who have honed their craft over the years & are professional musician/entertainers. The best $10 I have spent in a LONG time
'thought is very cool that the played two of their deep LP cuts that were made famous by other artists:
"It Ain't Easy" (David Bowie)
"You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Joe Cocker) -- written and originally recorded by Randy Newman
Sounds like those that attended had a great time. I wish I could have been there. A lot of people don't realize how great these "old" artists are. They are professionals at their craft. They may not have current hits, but they can still belt out the tunes. I know that I'd rather go see these bands, than the current American Idol lineups.
QUOTE (cheaptrick77 @ Oct 3 2009, 11:27 PM)
What an excellent concert -- I was worried that I would see "washed-up" musicians "dialing it in" for a pay check...instead, I saw professional musicians who have honed their craft over the years & are professional musician/entertainers.
I totally agree Cheapy! Danny Hutton & especially Cory Wells (always has been my favorite lead from TDN) still can rock & put on a show! Very entertaining!
I loved the favorites & hits, and the deep cuts were great also! There were so mnay other album cuts they could have done, but most there would not have known them unless they were a true TDN fan.
My only complaint was a drunk slutty woman and her even drunker husband/boyfriend who would not sit down & just have to dirty dance throughout the concert. Security was oblivious to them.
QUOTE (DieHardCubFan @ Oct 5 2009, 08:02 PM)
My only complaint was a drunk slutty woman and her even drunker husband/boyfriend who would not sit down & just have to dirty dance throughout the concert.
UGH -- I saw them & they were annoying even from my point of view in the $10 section ... as were the people in the COVERED reserved section who blocked my view by opened their umbrellas
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