Jimmy Greenspoon, the longtime keyboardist for the rock band Three Dog Night, died on Wednesday at his home in North Potomac, Md. He was 67.
The cause was cancer, said his agent, Chris Burke.
Mr. Greenspoon had been with Three Dog Night since its formation in 1968 and worked with the band until October 2014, when he took a leave of absence to pursue treatment for metastatic melanoma.
Three Dog Night had three No. 1 singles between 1969 and 1971: “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” written by Randy Newman; “Joy to the World,” written by Hoyt Axton; and “Black and White,” a song about racial equality written in 1954 by Earl Robinson and David Arkin. Twenty-one of the group’s singles reached the Billboard Top 40.
The band broke up in 1976 but reunited a few years later.
Unlike most other bands of the era, Three Dog Night had three lead singers. Mr. Greenspoon was not one of them, but his keyboards were an integral part of the band’s sound.
Mr. Greenspoon also performed or recorded with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys and many other music acts.
He is survived by his wife, Susie; a daughter, Heather Miller; and two granddaughters.
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