Three Dog Nightmare : The Chuck Negron Story

by Negron, Chuck; Blatchford, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781580630405
• ISBN10: 1580630405
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: St Martins Pr (T)

Summary

"Three Dog Nightmare" graphically traces the life and times of Bronx-bred Chuck Negron, who used his talent on the basketball court to earn a scholarship, and turned his gift for singing into an unforgettable career. 35 photos.

Author Biography

Chuck Negron, one of the three lead singers of the legendary rock group Three Dog Night, continues to tour in concert, spends time in the studio recording, and counsels other addicts at Cri-Help--the drug rehabilitation center where he conquered his drug habit. He resides in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	11	(4)
Scars on My Soul	15	(4)
Haunted by Abandonment	19	(12)
Something Magical Happened	31	(10)
The Best Years of My Life	41	(12)
An Accident Waiting to Happen	53	(8)
May Company Misery	61	(4)
Peyote Ends My Military Career	65	(10)
I Knew It Was Something Great	75	(12)
One Was a Lonely Number	87	(16)
Opening the Door to Hell	103	(8)
Joy to the World?	111	(8)
Making Millions and Stoned All the Time	119	(14)
Showbiz Hardball	133	(14)
Dear, This Isn't What It Looks Like	147	(10)
Threw Up My Guts and Loved It	157	(4)
You Have to Stop Having So Much Sex	161	(10)
Two Dog Night	171	(10)
Burnt, Beat-Up, Tired, and Busted	181	(12)
Married to Heroin	193	(8)
Full-Time Junkie: Drugs, Chaos, and Danger	201	(12)
Pain in My Father's Eyes	213	(10)
Beaten to Death with Baseball Bats	223	(4)
You're Going to Jail	227	(10)
Selling My Gold	237	(18)
Put Yourself Out of Your Misery	255	(8)
I'll Rip Your Throat Out	263	(14)
On the Streets and Not Worth Killing	277	(10)
Dancing Pigs in the Nut Ward	287	(10)
The Beginning of a Miracle	297	(12)
The Ultimate Price	309	(4)
Meant to Sing Again	313	(12)
Embrace the Day	325	(10)
A Man Again	335	(20)
Appendix A Chuck Negron Discography	339	(8)
Appendix B Excerpts from ``When Something Is Wrong with My Baby, Something Is Wrong with Me''	347	(8)
Interview Sources	355	(2)
Bibliography	357	(4)
Index	361