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Bayard

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3. Dang......

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:16 AM

Feb 3

I was so in love with him when I was in junior high school. I had my first slow dance with a boy to, “An Old Fashioned Love Song.”

I had not heard he was fired for drug use. He carried the load on their music. BTW--Cory Wells sang, "Joy to the World," not Negron.

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Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron, voice behind 'Joy to the World,' dies at 83 [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2 OP

Such iconic songs BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 3 #1

Got to see them a couple of times. Permanut Feb 3 #2

Dang...... Bayard Feb 3 #3

Joy To The World is one of my favorite go to songs when I need... 3catwoman3 Feb 3 #4

"Live at the Forum" was one of the first albums I ever bought Seinan Sensei Feb 3 #5

Yeah, I remember when entertainment was affordable. hunter Feb 3 #14

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea... lostnfound Feb 3 #6

Jeremiah was a bullfrog... murielm99 Feb 3 #7

(TACO is a...) LIAR! LIAR! LIAR! C Moon Feb 3 #8

... littlemissmartypants Feb 3 #9

what a legacy Skittles Feb 3 #10

Easy to be hard, great voice IcyPeas Feb 3 #11

Although, I like this song. . . UniqueUserName Feb 3 #12

Otis Redding wrote that didn't he? Boomerproud Feb 3 #16

It was in the summer of 2005 or 2006, Chuck Negron was in Rochester.. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 3 #13

Always loved their songs and particularly these BumRushDaShow Feb 3 #15

So sorry Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 3 #17