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Title: Did Brian ever do any writing for Three Dog Night on the sly? Post by: Mr. Cohen on December 04, 2014, 10:04:07 AM I've always wondered this. Brian and Danny Hutton always hung out. Marilyn would sometimes tell people they were writing songs together. There's this a weird story from Ray Kennedy about "Sail On Sailor": Danny Hutton, one of the original singers of Three Dog Night, called me in 1970 when I was singing with Jeff Beck and said, "Hey, we need a hit song." So I went over to his house, and Brian was there in a little room with a piano and they stuck me in that room with Brian. We were there for three days and ended up writing "Sail on Sailor," which was originally intended for Three Dog. We went in and cut the basic tracks with Three Dog Night; we hadn't slept in about a week. Then Brian got up with a razor blade and cut the tapes and said, "Only Ray Kennedy or Van Dyke Parks can do this song." And he left. We all stood there looking at each other going, "What?"
And we know all about the Redwood project, and how the other BBs purportedly disapproved of it. To me, I find it tough to imagine that Brian never helped Danny out with some chords or a melody. It almost sounds improbable to suggest it never happened. I can just see Brian in my head agreeing to work on a chord sequence in exchange for a big mountain of cocaine. But who knows? Any rumors or hard evidence that Brian helped out Three Dog Night with a song? Title: Re: Did Brian ever do any writing for Three Dog Night on the sly? Post by: Lee Marshall on December 04, 2014, 12:12:37 PM On the sly? Pretty sure Darlin' was intended for Redwood [Three Dog Night] ... Time to Get Alone too...? Danny and Brian were close friends...I got the impression speaking with Danny almost 30 years ago that THAT never stopped. Mind you that WAS 30 years ago.
--------------------------------------- You probably already knew all of this...it just isn't exactly clear from the post. Title: Re: Did Brian ever do any writing for Three Dog Night on the sly? Post by: Mr. Cohen on December 04, 2014, 12:31:13 PM I guess I was wondering after Redwood. When I tried looking up Hutton, I found a funny anecdote from a fairly recent article ( http://irishecho.com/2011/02/spreading-the-joy-danny-hutton-and-his-band-three-dog-night-2/ ):
“I’m stunned by my kids,” Hutton exclaimed. “The 16-year-old plays drums and pushes a 24-piece jazz band at Hamilton High. They played on the Sunset Strip when they were 13. Brian Wilson comes over and jams with them. I think they’re incredible.” |