Jimmy Greenspoon ( born Jimmy Greenspoon ; February 7, 1948 - March 11, 2015 ) is an American keyboard player , best known as a member of Three Dog Night .
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| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Beverly Hills , California , USA |
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| Place of death | North Potomac , Montgomery , Maryland , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | musician |
| Years of activity | 1960—2015 |
| Instruments | keyboards |
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| Collectives | Three dog night |
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Biography
Greenspoon's mother was a silent movie actress; she starred with stars like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin . His father was a successful businessman and owned a textile factory. The family lived in Beverly Hills , California , where Jimmy went to high school.
In 1960, he played in several local bands, one of which was The New Dimensions [3] . In 1968, he met a vocal trio consisting of Denny Hatton , Chuck Negron and Corey Wells , who had a contract with Dunhill Records and were looking for accommodating musicians [4] [5] [6] [7] . Greenspoon joined their new band Three Dog Night, which was a commercial success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the same year, he took part in the recording of the album of songwriter and producer Kim Fowley - Outrageous [8] [9] .
In the early 1980s he contributed to the reunion of Three Dog Night and played with her until 2014. In 1991, Greenspoon co-authored Mark Bego's book, " One Is the Loneliest Number: On the Road and Behind the Scenes With the Legendary Rock Band Three Dog Night ."
In 2000, the Golden Star dedicated to him appeared on the Avenue of Stars , Palm Springs , California [10] .
In 2014, Jimmy was diagnosed with a brain tumor [11] , as a result of which the musician was forced to stop touring with Three Dog Night. Died of cancer on March 11, 2015, in Montgomery County , Maryland . He was 67 years old [12] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ Dimensions. http://www.threedognight.com/jimmy.html
- ↑ Interview With Three Dog Night
- ↑ Three Dog Night | Music Biography, Credits and Discography | Allmusic
- ↑ Three Dog Night - Jimmy Greenspoon Archived November 13, 2012 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Cohen, Joel (publication, 1970) Three Dog Night And Me
- ↑ Outrageous - Kim Fowley | Credits | Allmusic
- ↑ Kim Fowley - Outrageous (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs
- ↑ Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated Archived October 13, 2012.
- ↑ Ailling Three Dog Night keyboardist calls for fans' help . Theoaklandpress.com (October 24, 2014). Date of treatment March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night has died from cancer at age 67 , NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (March 11, 2015). Date of treatment March 12, 2015.