Three Dog Night delivered a bushelful of hits from the late ’60s through the mid-’70s, often doing so by showcasing the work of top songwriters of the era such as Laura Nyro, Hoyt Axton, and Harry Nilsson. With “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” they gave that same exposure to a Randy Newman song and […]
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