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Singer Cory Wells has passed away at the age of 73. Wells is best known as a founding member and singer in Three Dog Night.

He was born Emil Lewandowski in Buffalo, NY February 5, 1942. Following his military tour of duty, Wells returned to Buffalo and was asked to join a band named The Vibratos. The band relocated to Los Angeles and changed their name to The Enemys. They were the house band at the Whisky a Go Go for a year. It was there that Cher approached Wells about touring with her and Sonny.

It was on that tour that he met singer Danny Hutton. Hutton and Wells got together to form Three Dog Night in 1968. When they looked for a third singer, they found him in Chuck Negron, whom Hutton had met at a Hollywood party. Hutton, a former songwriter/performer for Hanna-Barbera Productions, Wells, and Chuck met The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. The three recorded demos under the name "Redwood" with Wilson as producer.

Having perfected their three-part harmony sound within Redwood, Wells, Hutton and Negron, with the addition of a four-piece backing group made up of friends and others they had worked with, began performing as Three Dog Night in 1968

RIP - Cory

 

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