Three Dog Night

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1995

First Recording: 1969

Previously Considered? Yes  what's this?

Three Dog Night
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Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2031 (ranked #442) .

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
One (1969)
Easy to Be Hard (1969)
Joy To The World (1970)
Mama Told Me (Not To Come) (1970)
An Old Fashioned Love Song (1971)
Black and White (1972)
Shambala (1973)

Three Dog Night @ Wikipedia

Will Three Dog Night be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
"Musical excellence is the essential qualification for induction."
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Well, another year passed and 3DN is still NOT in the Hall. How many years are we gonna have to fight this fight? I am so glad that Wanda Jackson and Leon Russell and Heart have made it, but golly you would have thought Three Dog would have been there by now.

Posted by Donna on Wednesday, 01/30/2013 @ 02:31am


won't it be fun if they were IN..?

Posted by Happy on Monday, 07/1/2013 @ 00:53am


3 Dog Night brought us some of the greatest music of that time! They should absolutely be inducted into the RR HOF! If u don't think other bands, including the Brittish, were watching and listening, you're high.

Posted by bill on Thursday, 01/16/2014 @ 06:15am


I really think Three Dog Night should be inducted in RRHOF. The 3 singer system was innovative & songs like ONE & JOY TO THE WORLD were MONSTER hits. People still sing them today & groups have covered their songs.

They had an endless string of hits from 70-77. My sister & I were born in the 70's & remember the songs fondly. It was amazing seeing Three Dog Night filled venues & stadiums. Standing room only crowds.

With Neil Diamond,Linda Ronstadt,Black Sabbath & other (popiular )popular 70's groups being inducted recently,it should help Three Dog Night. KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 02/18/2014 @ 14:37pm


TDN is criticized for not writing their own songs. How many songs did Elvis write? Sinatra? Mick Jagger? ZERO! TDN was the biggest band in the world from 1969 thru 1974. The RRHOF is a sham if they are not inducted!

Posted by Jerry Stahr on Thursday, 10/23/2014 @ 17:11pm


RIP, Jimmy Greenspoon

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Thursday, 03/12/2015 @ 19:23pm


RIP Mr Greenspoon a great ear and a good man

Posted by doghouse on Friday, 03/13/2015 @ 00:22am


One by Three Dog Night is one of the best songs ever recorded. Throw in over 20 Top 40 hits and the innovation of 3 singers. Joy To The World a giant hit too. This group was respected and revered for their music and the packed venues demonstrated people wanted to see their songs. Three Dog Night one of the biggest snubs I think. They deserve RRHOF soon. KING

Posted by KING on Thursday, 06/4/2015 @ 16:06pm


R.I.P. Cory Wells

Posted by SotN on Wednesday, 10/21/2015 @ 19:13pm


(Someone beat me to it, but...)

Rest in Peace Cory Wells. Maybe this will bring Chuck Negron back into the fold...

Posted by Joe on Thursday, 10/22/2015 @ 03:47am


RIP CORY

Posted by doghouse on Tuesday, 10/27/2015 @ 14:41pm


I cannot believe the Doobie Brothers, Journey,Deep Purple,Yes, just to name a few are not already inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of fame! What a damn shame.

Posted by IRobert on Sunday, 12/27/2015 @ 13:49pm


I cannot believe the Doobie Brothers, Journey,Deep Purple,Yes, just to name a few are not already inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of fame! What a damn shame.

Posted by IRobert on Sunday, 12/27/2015 @ 13:50pm


RRHOF minus TDN equals sham.

Posted by timh on Tuesday, 02/27/2018 @ 16:26pm


Three Dog Night probably doesn’t meet the Hall’s criteria; they had a lot of top forty “hits” on the Billboard 100 (some were even number one), but there aren’t many names who cited them as one of their influences. Just a handful and that’s it.

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 08/30/2018 @ 15:23pm


Dude
If JW and his cronies did not like you then I doubt you will find mention of their influence. You will see this with several 70s artists. You have to look at different sources than the usual sources you are used to. First do not look at online articles from magazines that concentrate on metal prog punk or alt.

You need to try searches reworded to get the right hits. Most times I found info when an artist died or when searching another artist and they comment on the artist in the original search.

Sometimes the only way to get info is going to the library and checking the green periodical books.

I was a teen in the 70s so I know from my observations. records would not sell if they were bad - so hint that they deserve a deeper look

for rock bands from the 70s that are not inducted - I will include prog

tier 1

Guess Who - BTO - Styx - REO

tier 2

Grand Funk - Kansas - 3 Dog Night - 1st Edition

tier 3

Doobies - Bad Company

This is just the rock bands

Posted by Zuzu on Thursday, 08/30/2018 @ 23:05pm


The band registered 21 Billboard Top 40 hits (with three hitting number one) between 1969 and 1975. Not many bands can say that!

Posted by Ken on Tuesday, 11/27/2018 @ 12:21pm


^ Except maybe the Jackson 5?

Posted by Timothy Pernell on Tuesday, 11/27/2018 @ 13:40pm


@The Dude,

I can't really see them voting for Three Dog Night either. If Blood, Sweat and Tears couldn't get in, don't count on Three Dog Night.

Posted by Timothy Pernell on Tuesday, 11/27/2018 @ 13:46pm


18 consecutive top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: One, Easy To Be Hard, Eli's Coming, Celebrate, Mama Told Me(Not To Come), Out In The Country, One Man Band, Joy To The World, Liar, An Old Fashioned Love Song, Never Been To Spain, The Family Of Man, Black And White, Pieces Of April, Shambala, Let Me Serenade You, The Show Must Go On, Sure As I'm Sittin' Here. Which stood as a record until Madonna had 27 in a row from 1983-1992.

Posted by Paul Battaglia on Thursday, 07/18/2019 @ 23:13pm


Too many artists this being one of not getting in. Need to expand the classes with 24 nominees 12 in each year. More and more becoming eligible every year getting in and past generations are being forgotten when they pass away. Shameful! Corys incredible voice one of the most powerful vocals in the buisness. Give this band and others their due!

Posted by Donna on Thursday, 11/21/2019 @ 07:01am


They should have been first ballot Hall of Famers unlike most recent inductees.

Posted by Chris on Thursday, 08/13/2020 @ 18:45pm


Three Dog Night should be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. It's not the Song Writers Hall of Fame so there's no argument from that standpoint. They had numerous hits and sold out concerts. They entertained thousands. They were the top band in their day. Enough of the uppity BS about not being song writers. Put them in!

Posted by Alex on Sunday, 09/6/2020 @ 16:49pm


These guys in Three Dog Night have awesome harmonies and brought so much joy to the rock and roll era. Why they are not in the rock and roll hall of fame is a travesty. Although that Cory Wells is no longer here, does not dismiss their their importance to be recognized for their contribution to the great music they contributed. In comparison, some that are inducted have so much less importance. Not fair.

Posted by Linda Champ on Tuesday, 06/22/2021 @ 15:33pm


Keeping it brief. They did write some gems of their own (not citing examples as they are subjective) but the chief rant is that their hits were largely written by others. Look back through music history and discover the writers who contributed to others careers. Many others in the RRHOF have benefited. The bottom line is "can you take someone else's song and elevate it to the point where it connects". TDN did this better than any band. Let them in.

Posted by david joyce on Monday, 08/30/2021 @ 18:12pm


Yes! Unfortunately the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame doesn't want to recognize the really great influential bands like Three Dog Night. Hope they are inducted soon.

Posted by Carl Hardy on Friday, 01/7/2022 @ 11:13am


Another year, another outrage. Dolly Parton?? Where is the Rock and Roll in her? 3DN members are not young men anymore and they have already lost Cory and Jimmy. Danny is almost 80 and not in good health. Who cares about Chuck....what exactly are they waiting for? A postmortem tribute in 2052?

Posted by Mary on Thursday, 02/3/2022 @ 06:15am


Who cares about the hall of fame?
If you take their decisions seriously, you need to get more sleep....
You know? I couldn't give a flying fart about what other folks think of three dog night.
Enjoy the music people.
I love them, accolades or not.
We can ask why not? to so many artists.
Better just appreciate the joy to the world I say.

Posted by Clair Connell on Saturday, 02/5/2022 @ 04:36am


The hall.of game is obsolete.
Arguing about who should and should not be inducted a waste of time that we could spend listening ( or not) to good grooves.

Posted by Clair Connell on Saturday, 02/5/2022 @ 04:42am


You've got to be kidding me,, an old fashioned love song , One is the loneliest number ,,, really ,,, Lennon and mccartney didn't even think of that one ,,think of that .This band should be in the hall of fame the hits the consecutive top hits, The uniqueness of their sound , songs alone their songs do not sound like anyone else's when you hear their songs you know it's the 3 dog night. In today's time's their songs should be heard more. black-and-white!!!!! People need to listen to this music again. That's what the hall of fame is for to remind people of the artist and their songs keep them in mind.Peace and love.

Posted by Gregory Aloisi on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 05:22am


Is really joy to the world. This rock band was reaching out to the world with joy and Peace & Love before it was popular. Remember the era Vietnam ,Watergate. 3 dog night were an important part of our turning of a decade early seventies history. They should be in hall of fame just on their hits and their top hits running consistently is consistently gold ,albums

Posted by Gregory Aloisi on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 05:34am


It's about the song writing it is about 3 dog night. Has everyone forgotten about. The Rolling Stones and who wrote their 1st song it was Lennon and mccartney is So without the greatest songwriters of all time we may not have had The Rolling Stones. So forget about who wrote the 3 dog night songs think about how they were performed and what era it was Is in the impact that they made on music in the world. Is most important how they impact that generation. Because that's what music does it inspires us all.

Posted by Gregory Aloisi on Sunday, 02/6/2022 @ 05:59am


The other day while walking my dog I had to get some massively stinky crap off of the neighbor's lawn. And while my dog's shit really stunk I couldn't help but think that it still didn't stink as bad as Three Dog Night's songs.

Posted by Three Dog Night Sucks on Thursday, 08/11/2022 @ 11:40am


So many of their songs are still relevant today, they had so many hits that kids like me at the time could relate to.

Posted by William Mattila on Saturday, 08/13/2022 @ 22:59pm


Rest in Peace Floyd Sneed, 3DN's early drummer, 1942-2023.

Posted by Joe S. on Sunday, 01/29/2023 @ 00:23am


RIP Floyd Sneed

Posted by J.W. on Monday, 01/30/2023 @ 18:16pm


Three Dog Night introduced us to three part harmony and to writers like Randy Newman, Paul Williams, Hoyt Axton, Laura Nyro, John Hiatt and others. No group had more top 20 hits between 1969 and 1974. Their original producer was actually Brian Wilson, although Brian's little band, the Beach Boys, thought he was spending too much time with TDN and he had to let them go. Cory Wells, Jimmy Greenspoon, Floyd Sneed, Joe Scherme are all gone now and Danny Hutton is still carrying the music. Chuck Negron went in a different direction and Michael Allsup recently retired. These guys are way overdue to be inducted into the Rock Hall.

Posted by William F Herring III on Wednesday, 02/1/2023 @ 15:05pm


i'm 73, been listening, and have produced concert's with THREE DOG NIGHT~!!...there's absolutely no excuse, for them NOT to be in the RRHOF??....speaking of BLACK OAK ARKANSAS?...what the hell is the hold up??...i guess you have to wait and see, if JIM MANGRUM is going to DIE or just fade away????

Posted by DAVID SUMMERLIN / Stage Left Promotions on Tuesday, 04/25/2023 @ 15:39pm


Not only has Three Dog Night been one of the most proliferative rock and roll bands since the beginning of rock and roll, they spoke for a whole generation of us, helping us form our values and ideals. It's ludicrous that singers who aren't even rock singers are inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame while Three Dog Night is sidelined for no good reason. It feels like Three Dog Night is being punished for the drug usage of its lead singer back in the day instead of being valued for their musical contributions. Sad.

Posted by Dawn Ackley on Thursday, 05/4/2023 @ 14:28pm


Everything has been said here. It's absolutely outrageous that the band is still on the outside looking in. Drug usage? Give me a break! The fact that they were a cover band…ok…but even then the harmonies and arrangements of the songs were HOF worthy. One of my all time favorites whether or not these RRHOF think so or not. Give the band it's due!

Posted by Joseph Gagliano on Friday, 05/5/2023 @ 17:16pm


3 Dog Night sold more records and concert tickets from 1969 to 1975 than the Beatles and any Motown group. It s not the songwriters Hall of Fame.

Posted by Raymond j swiecinski on Saturday, 09/23/2023 @ 18:01pm


On their webpage bio, Three Dog Night states they appeared in two Super Bowls. Though they may have been an appropriate act before the halftime show brought huge stars (for sake of argument, we'll call that 1991; that year, New Kids on the Block appeared; before that, the acts were largely college marching bands, and the biggest names were Carol Channing and Up With People), I could find no mention on Wikipedia of a halftime appearance of 3DN. Perhaps a pregame or postgame show?

Posted by Joe S. on Wednesday, 01/17/2024 @ 01:32am


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