which is why the sudden death on Tuesday of Three Dog Night's Cory Wells is such a bitter pill to swallow. Wells died at his home in Dunkirk, New York, not far from his native Buffalo.

Wells experienced acute back pain weeks ago and died suddenly Tuesday in Dunkirk, where he had lived, bandmate Danny Hutton said. "Cory was an incredible singer — a greater performer ...

DUNKIRK, N.Y. — Cory Wells, a founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night and lead singer on such hits as "Never Been to Spain" and "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," has died at age 74.

Cory Wells, one of the lead singers of Three Dog Night, has died. He was 74. Wells, pictured here on the far left with the other members of his band, died unexpectedly Tuesday at his home in Dunkirk.

DUNKIRK — Cory Wells, a founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night and lead singer on such hits as “Joy to the World” and “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” has died.

Wells passed away in Dunkirk, New York on Tuesday, a few weeks after experiencing acute back pain, bandmate Danny Hutton said. Hutton paid tribute to the star, saying: "Cory was an incredible ...

Cory Wells, the American musician best known for his work with the band Three Dog Night, died unexpectedly on Tuesday in Dunkirk, New York ... after returning home. Wells later nabbed a gig ...

NEW YORK — Cory Wells, one of the three lead singers in Three Dog Night, a signature pop band of the late 1960s and ’70s, died Tuesday in Dunkirk, N.Y., on Lake Erie. He was 74. The death was ...