The Irish-American singer Danny Hutton used to be in the band, Three Dog Night. As a recording artist, he had a break in his career when he released Roses and Rainbows under the Hanna-Barbera Record label.
Danny Hutton was one of the best of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night. Hutton also formed Danny Hutton Hitters after Three Dog Night split up even though the group got back in the 1980s till 2015 when one of the founding members, Cory Wells passed away.
Danny Hutton’s Biography
Danny Hutton was born on September 10, 1942, in Buncrana Donegal, Ireland. He is originally from Los Angeles California, the U.S. He was named Daniel Anthony Hutton at birth. He later adopted ‘Danny Hutton’ as his stage name.
When he was four years old, his family moved to America from Ireland. They first settled in Boston before they moved to LA’s Beachwood Canyon. He still owns the house he grew up in Beachwood Canyon.
Danny Hutton’s Age
The talented Irish-American singer-songwriter is currently 82 years old.
Net worth
The Irish-American singer has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of May 2021. His major source of income has been his music career. He has not shared if he has other ventures or sources of income.
Wife
Danny Hutton got married to Laurie Anne Gaines on October 3, 1981. Their marriage has been blessed with two sons. One of his sons, Dash Hutton is a drummer, singer, and sound engineer. Dash Hutton played and toured with the rock band Haim.
The 82-year-old singer dated an American actress June Fairchild in 1966. Fairchild passed away on February 17, 2015.
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Here are 7 interesting facts about Danny Hutton
1. Danny Hutton did voice-overs for cartoons
Hutton began his career working for Disney and later for the Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Company. He wrote songs for them and did voice-overs for quite a number of cartoons for the two companies in the ’60s.
2. His solo career was not quite successful
Before he co-founded the Three Dog Night, he had started his solo career already. He released some singles in the mid-‘60s under the Hanna-Barbera and MGM labels. Even though the other songs were not well received, Roses and Rainbows made a small hit in Southern California.
3. Danny Hutton initiated the idea of a three-vocalist group
In 1967, Hutton brought the idea of forming a three-man vocalist group. Together with Cory Wells, they invited their mutual friend Chuck Negron to join the band.
The lineup later changed as they added Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums).
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4. His girlfriend suggested the name of the band
Danny Hutton revealed during an interview that the band’s manager had told them to come up with a name for the band. He added that his girlfriend at that time June Fairchild suggested the name after reading a magazine article about aboriginal Australians.
The band was first known as Redwood.
5. Danny Hutton has managed other punk rock bands
Hutton decided to start managing bands after his band was disbanded. He managed other punk rock bands like Fear and also Danny Hutton Hitters.
6. The Three Dogs Night had 21 consecutive top 40 hits
The three dog night band had their first top 10 hits in 1969 with the song Mama Told Me (Not to Come) which was at No.1. The band’s biggest hit came in 1971 with the song joy to the world and also another No. 1 song black and white in 1972’s top 100.
All in all, the band had 21 hit singles with 11 top 10 hits and 12 consecutive gold albums.
The band is said to have recorded many songs which are written by outside songwriters.
7. Danny Hutton still performs with the band
The Irish-American singer still leads the band alongside Michael Allsup and the others. The band tours mostly around the US and Canada.
Hutton is the only founding member still in the band. Chuck Negron is still alive but has been withdrawn since his drug addiction issues. He has recovered and he currently uses his experience to help people with similar issues.
