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Wells, a founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night and lead singer on such hits as “Never Been to Spain” and “Mama Told Me,” has died at age 74.
Wells experienced acute back pain weeks ago and died suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Dunkirk, w he had lived, bandmate Danny Hutton said.
Cory Wells, Three Dog Night singer, dies in New York at 74 Associated Press |. DUNKIRK, N.Y. – Cory Wells, a founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night and lead singer on such hits as “Never Been to Spain” and “Mama Told Me,” has died at age 74.
Wells experienced acute back pain weeks ago and died suddenly Tuesday in Dunkirk, w he had lived, bandmate Danny Hutton said.
Vocalists Wells, Hutton and Chuck Negron formed Three Dog Night in 1967, lifting the name from Australian slang for especially cold weather.
“Band members took turns on lead vocals, with Wells’ singing featured on”Shambala,” ”Never Been to Spain” and the No. 1 hit “Mama Told Me,” Newman’s comic tale of an innocent man at a wild party.