Three Dog Night

However, by this time, the band had stopped recording and broke up not long afterwards. Two months after the release, the band began the new tour with a new lineup: Patrick McGuire on guitar, Michael Austin-Moore on bass and backing vocals and Jerry Rehn on drums/percussion. The band then became an eight-piece with the induction of another keyboards player, Skip Konte. V.A.S.T's most recent album, Nude, was released on February 24, 2004. Joe Schermie quit in 1973 and was replaced by Jack Ryland. In 2001, Cotta and Clark decided to leave the band to form their own, named Ether. Their use of songs by Randy Newman ("Mama Told Me Not To Come", their sole British hit), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Coming"), Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World"), Elton John & Bernie Taupin ("Lady Samantha"), and Harry Nilsson ("One") were the first major hits for songs by these singer/songwriters. The new quartet began another US tour.

Three Dog Night collected no less than fourteen gold albums and recorded twenty-one Billboard Top 40 hits, nine of which went gold. Dunhill, their record company, claimed 40 million units sold by them. After auditioning, Justin Cotta was chosen to replace him. The name of the band came from an article describing how Australian Aborigines slept with their dogs for warmth on cold nights, the coldest being a "three-dog night.". Before it was finished, Robertson left in pursuit of a solo career. The band included three lead vocalists — Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells — and Michael Alsup on guitar, Floyd Sneed on drums, Joe Schermie (from the Cory Wells Blues Band) on bass, and Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards. After touring America and releasing their first album named simply V.A.S.T. (1998), they began work on a second album, entitled Music for People (2000). Their hits included; "Joy to the World", "Easy To Be Hard" from the musical Hair, and "Black and White". Thomas Froggatt, Steve Clark, and Rowan Robertson made up the hastily-assembled band along with Crosby.

Three Dog Night was an American rock and roll band active from 1968 to 1975. Their real rise to fame began when a local radio station granted consistent air-time to their demo tape, after which Crosby sent demo tapes to New York City recording companies, eventually signing with Elektra Records. Live with the Tennessee Symphony Orchestra [DVD] (2002). has attempted to live up to its name through making its live shows a full-on sensory experience, employing display monitors and other visual effects onstage. Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975 (1993). Always wanting to be more than a simple rock band, V.A.S.T. It's a Jungle (1983). The musical outfit began in rather minimalist fashion when Jon was only seventeen, with the other members of the outfit being a drum machine and a bass player.

The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982). V.A.S.T. stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater, and is the brainchild of Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter and musician Jon Crosby. American Pastime (1976). Coming Down Your Way (1975). Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1974).

Hard Labor (1974). Around the World With Three Dog Night (1973). Cyan (1973). Seven Separate Fools (1972).

Harmony (1971). Golden Bisquits (1971). Naturally (1970). It Ain't Easy (1970).

Captured Live at the Forum (1969). Suitable for Framing (1969). Three Dog Night (1969).