2009 MDA Telethon - Three Dog Night performs "Joy to the World"

Legendary band Three Dog Night on the 2009 MDA Telethon from the Freemont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Sept. 6. The band performed "Joy to the World" and reminded the audience to help Jerry's Kids.

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• Three Dog Night
• Joy to the World
• Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
• Freemont
• Street
• South Point Hotel
• Danny Hutton
• Cory Wells
• Jerry Lewis
• Jerry Lewis Telethon
• Jerry's Kids
• Ace Young

[orbitsun]

Screw Chuck. Big ego gone crazy wild. I like him a lot but Cory's my favorite. Still, Cory and Danny shouldn't do Chuck's songs, and Chuck shouldn't do theirs (not that Danny had too many of his own). I'd love to see the full Three Dog Night but if Two Dog Night is all I can get, I'll take it.

[lilymcfly15]

I saw TDN this past summer (July 2011), and they were fantastic! Did'nt miss Chuck, they did just fine without him. Saw them back in 1970, and when I saw them recently I was just AMAZED! GREAT PERFORMANCE! Don't cut down Cory and Danny just because Chuck blew it!

[pieword]

Fair tribute band.

[ricmarfink]

Wonder where Chuck is now??

[stingray1964]

I just think it's funny that Danny and Cory are doing this song..they laughed at it when Hoyt Axton pitched it to them and Chuck jumped on it! NOW they are singing it with out Chuck. Granted, Chuck is a piece of work but it' still kinda lame.

[teegaro]

@bodaciousd They just had an off night here ...I just saw them Sept 2011 -sitting front row and they were GREAT !!!!

Chuck & his recent band can't compare , they sound like some karaoke bar singing .

[bodaciousd]

You people are NUTS!!! There is a reason Danny doesn't sing the second line of this song - it is because he CAN'T!! It comes off as a 'let the fans sing along' but they are just covering for his inability to sing that line. I love TDN, but man, I call it like I see it. The FACT is, Chuck CAN still sing this song - spot on.  This is an embarrassing moment for TDN and they sound like crap on this particular song. If you can't hear it - then you need a hearing aid.

[marla1224]

@TheSgtpeppers13 Really? Doing better without him? Do you know Chuck personally? It wasn't an ego problem as much as a drug addiction. He's clean and sober these days and admits to not being the greatest guy when he was heavily into his addiction. He is and still is the main ingredient to TDN. They are all amazing guys. Chuck included.

[Gipshaw]

Wasn't that announcer dude on American Idol?

[TheSgtpeppers13]

there still great i recently saw them at the NYS fair, Chuck has an ego problem. these guys are doing so much better with out him

[66LifesMistress77]

Seems to me they all need each other, because They all need to harmonize with each other to pull off those songs. They were perfect for those songs together! Just like Lennon and McCartney needed each other. Apart, it just wasn't the same. There just wasn't the same magic.

As for this video, I think they must have been having an off night. Sounds like they had already overdone it and sang themselves hoarse in recent nights past.