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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hammer Nigel Show Live out on the Road, Indiana State Fairground,
sponsored by Wilson Farm Market. Inside the tap room, it
is beautiful, It is beautiful outside. My name is Nigel.
Jason Hammer is here and Three Dog Night performing on
the free stage tonight. One of many awesome bands performing
(00:23):
over the next two weeks. We'll go to the hotline
and bring on Danny Hutton a Three Dog Night, one
of the original founders and lead singer. Danny, what a
pleasure and honor to talk to an icon like you.
How are you and welcome back to Indiana.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Hey, we're really happy to be here. I think we
have reigned out two years in a row. So we
finally made it.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
You finally made it, and you are going to have
a big crowd tonight. Danny, tell us what it's like
being the founder of a legendary band who has multi
generations now of fans, kids, grandkids, fathers, grandfathers coming to
your show. Just talk about the band for a second
and the career that you guys have had.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Well, we've been really lucky. We started in sixty eight
and released our first album in sixty nine, and we
had twenty one consecutive top forty hits, so that helps
us album. When we were doing this set, we got
to argue sometimes a what just solis we're going to
do when they have a time limit. But anybody coming
out to see us, we do about every genre music
(01:31):
and we do easy listening rock, country. We've been all
those charts. Number one on the yard Beat charts, went
over London, England recorded London Symphony Orchestra, so we've been
on symphony charts. So anybody out there, any kind of
music you like, hopefully during the night, we're going to
(01:52):
hit it for you. And we love doing it. I
love these outdoor things like this, there's so much fun.
He's the spirit of the audience is really good, easily
comment to with a smile on her face, and they
hope we do well. Why do we?
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Danny? I want to ask you sort of a backstage,
behind the scenes question. My co host right now is
Jason Hammer. He's sitting right next to me. He's dying
to ask you a question, but he can't because he's
lost his voice completely. He feels fine, he feels and
he's a fan of the band, and you might have
(02:30):
heard him laughing right there. How do you as a
lead singer. How's the guy the main you know, the founder.
I'm sure this problem has come up for you before
in your legendary career. What do you do and how
do you get through it? When you have a problem
with your moneymaker? Your voice?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Uh? You know that's My wife hates hates when I
get home because I like it. I like it about
seventy eight at night, and she likes said cold. When
I go to hotels, the moment I walk in, I
don't care how hot it is outside. That's the main
thing is to dum't be inhaling cold air. You know
(03:12):
that thing of putting blankets on yourself and saying I'm warm.
It's your mouth especially, it's your moneymaker. Is your mouth.
That's one thing you did. And I washed my hands
a lot, and other than that, you have to cross
your fingers just once in a while. It happens. But
you know we have, especially me, I having lowered the
(03:35):
key at a lot of bands come out and they
band up lowering the key in her songs and all
that stuff. And I'm seeing a little higher than I
did when I was twenty three. I don't mean higher
that way, I mean vocally higher.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Danny Hutting a Three Dog Night, Three Dog Night performing
on the free stage here tonight at the Indiana State Fair.
We have been having a con an argument all week
on the signature three Dog Nights song, whether it be
one or Joy to the World where Mama told Me
not to come, or when any of the other dozens
(04:13):
and dozens and dozens of songs. I don't out here.
I don't even know what. I don't even know what
question to ask, what what? What is? What is the
signature three Dog Night song? And what are the fans
respond to the most?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
It depends on what country you're in. Uh In In,
uh In, angylm it with Mama told me not to come.
In the United States, we sold ten million records in it.
With Joy of the World, I think in Japan it's
old fashioned love song, and in Germany it's it's another song.
They're they're different and I don't have any favorites, and
(04:48):
people will say, well, don't you get tired of singing
a Joy of the World. And when we recorded when
we first recorded that song, I was I went, this
is a crazy song. I don't no it's going to
happen with it? And it was fun doing in the
studio and on that album that was on That was
the third release. We released two other songs already, and
(05:11):
then the people started phoning from all over the country.
And it's our singingature song in the United States, and
I'd love doing it. I never get tired of it
because the audience is usually just explodes and it's a
wonderful feeling. So I like it. But if you want
to know, party might be one of my favorite unappreciated
(05:32):
songs is called I Can Hear You Call Them. That
wasn't a hit, and I think it is such a
funky track. You guys, you don't have to play it,
but played it if you get a chance to play
that song at home, And that is really a funky,
happening song. And it just didn't become a single. But
you never know that you never know. I think almost
(05:53):
every album we did, the second or third song on
the album ended up being the hit. And we'd always
put the song on the on the on the on
the album, and it was never used that they hit
the one we thought. So, you know, it's all up
to the public. We're we're not We're not here to
(06:14):
make ourselves happy. We're here to make the audience happy.
We're here to serve the audience, and that's I don't
like it with some grids to say, I don't want
to do my stand, little man, because I'm getting tired.
If we don't want to get into that kind of stuff,
because people drive one hundred and fifty miles to see
it sometimes and even then we don't get the song
(06:37):
and that they will get married to get angry. Yeah,
we in try.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Yeah, Danny, Before we let you go, I want to
be respectful of your time, because I know you have
a show tonight, free show tonight, three Dog Night at
the Indiana State Fair. Do you still, at this time
of your life in your career, still get the same
kind of a adrenaline and emotion going on stage as
(07:03):
you did back you know when you created the band
in nineteen sixty eight. Does that energy still there for
you all these years later?
Speaker 2 (07:12):
It is every night. Yeah. In fact, we've been been
doing a naught thing and I'm starting to change what
I want to say, and I have to practice it.
It keeps you on your toes doing it, and I
love doing it. We have a new album, believe it
or not. We finished a new album and we're really
proud of it. The album is called Enter and we're
(07:35):
going to do one of the new songs from the
album tonight so people near the end of the set,
and I hope they like it. So far, people really
seem to enjoy it, so that's fun for us, and
we're going to we're gonna slide in a couple of
new songs during during the next year and that keeps
(07:56):
you on your toes.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Danny Hutton Three Night performing live on the Free Stage
at the Indiana State Fairground. My name is Nigel Jason Hammers.
Here you're speaking with the Hammer and Nigel Show. You're
an icon. We just feel so honored to be able
to talk to you, and we're big fans. And have
a great show tonight. I know the past few times
(08:20):
you've been here it hasn't worked out. You're looking at
a beautiful, gorgeous night in Indianapolis tonight. Danny Hutton of
Three Dog Night, thank you so much, and have a
great show tonight.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
All right, thank you very much. We're going to do
our best and I hopefully everybody would just leave with
a big smile on their faces. That's what we need
to do. Forget about the outside world and all of
the politics and the wars and all that stuff. Let's
just go out in just seven hour and a half
of music and having fun.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
Love it, love it.
Hammer Nigel Show Live out on the Road, Indiana State Fairground,
sponsored by Wilson Farm Market. Inside the tap room, it
is beautiful, It is beautiful outside. My name is Nigel.
Jason Hammer is here and Three Dog Night performing on
the free stage tonight. One of many awesome bands performing
(00:23):
over the next two weeks. We'll go to the hotline
and bring on Danny Hutton a Three Dog Night, one
of the original founders and lead singer. Danny, what a
pleasure and honor to talk to an icon like you.
How are you and welcome back to Indiana.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Hey, we're really happy to be here. I think we
have reigned out two years in a row. So we
finally made it.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
You finally made it, and you are going to have
a big crowd tonight. Danny, tell us what it's like
being the founder of a legendary band who has multi
generations now of fans, kids, grandkids, fathers, grandfathers coming to
your show. Just talk about the band for a second
and the career that you guys have had.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Well, we've been really lucky. We started in sixty eight
and released our first album in sixty nine, and we
had twenty one consecutive top forty hits, so that helps
us album. When we were doing this set, we got
to argue sometimes a what just solis we're going to
do when they have a time limit. But anybody coming
out to see us, we do about every genre music
(01:31):
and we do easy listening rock, country. We've been all
those charts. Number one on the yard Beat charts, went
over London, England recorded London Symphony Orchestra, so we've been
on symphony charts. So anybody out there, any kind of
music you like, hopefully during the night, we're going to
(01:52):
hit it for you. And we love doing it. I
love these outdoor things like this, there's so much fun.
He's the spirit of the audience is really good, easily
comment to with a smile on her face, and they
hope we do well. Why do we?
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Danny? I want to ask you sort of a backstage,
behind the scenes question. My co host right now is
Jason Hammer. He's sitting right next to me. He's dying
to ask you a question, but he can't because he's
lost his voice completely. He feels fine, he feels and
he's a fan of the band, and you might have
(02:30):
heard him laughing right there. How do you as a
lead singer. How's the guy the main you know, the founder.
I'm sure this problem has come up for you before
in your legendary career. What do you do and how
do you get through it? When you have a problem
with your moneymaker? Your voice?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Uh? You know that's My wife hates hates when I
get home because I like it. I like it about
seventy eight at night, and she likes said cold. When
I go to hotels, the moment I walk in, I
don't care how hot it is outside. That's the main
thing is to dum't be inhaling cold air. You know
(03:12):
that thing of putting blankets on yourself and saying I'm warm.
It's your mouth especially, it's your moneymaker. Is your mouth.
That's one thing you did. And I washed my hands
a lot, and other than that, you have to cross
your fingers just once in a while. It happens. But
you know we have, especially me, I having lowered the
(03:35):
key at a lot of bands come out and they
band up lowering the key in her songs and all
that stuff. And I'm seeing a little higher than I
did when I was twenty three. I don't mean higher
that way, I mean vocally higher.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Danny Hutting a Three Dog Night, Three Dog Night performing
on the free stage here tonight at the Indiana State Fair.
We have been having a con an argument all week
on the signature three Dog Nights song, whether it be
one or Joy to the World where Mama told Me
not to come, or when any of the other dozens
(04:13):
and dozens and dozens of songs. I don't out here.
I don't even know what. I don't even know what
question to ask, what what? What is? What is the
signature three Dog Night song? And what are the fans
respond to the most?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
It depends on what country you're in. Uh In In,
uh In, angylm it with Mama told me not to come.
In the United States, we sold ten million records in it.
With Joy of the World, I think in Japan it's
old fashioned love song, and in Germany it's it's another song.
They're they're different and I don't have any favorites, and
(04:48):
people will say, well, don't you get tired of singing
a Joy of the World. And when we recorded when
we first recorded that song, I was I went, this
is a crazy song. I don't no it's going to
happen with it? And it was fun doing in the
studio and on that album that was on That was
the third release. We released two other songs already, and
(05:11):
then the people started phoning from all over the country.
And it's our singingature song in the United States, and
I'd love doing it. I never get tired of it
because the audience is usually just explodes and it's a
wonderful feeling. So I like it. But if you want
to know, party might be one of my favorite unappreciated
(05:32):
songs is called I Can Hear You Call Them. That
wasn't a hit, and I think it is such a
funky track. You guys, you don't have to play it,
but played it if you get a chance to play
that song at home, And that is really a funky,
happening song. And it just didn't become a single. But
you never know that you never know. I think almost
(05:53):
every album we did, the second or third song on
the album ended up being the hit. And we'd always
put the song on the on the on the on
the album, and it was never used that they hit
the one we thought. So, you know, it's all up
to the public. We're we're not We're not here to
(06:14):
make ourselves happy. We're here to make the audience happy.
We're here to serve the audience, and that's I don't
like it with some grids to say, I don't want
to do my stand, little man, because I'm getting tired.
If we don't want to get into that kind of stuff,
because people drive one hundred and fifty miles to see
it sometimes and even then we don't get the song
(06:37):
and that they will get married to get angry. Yeah,
we in try.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Yeah, Danny, Before we let you go, I want to
be respectful of your time, because I know you have
a show tonight, free show tonight, three Dog Night at
the Indiana State Fair. Do you still, at this time
of your life in your career, still get the same
kind of a adrenaline and emotion going on stage as
(07:03):
you did back you know when you created the band
in nineteen sixty eight. Does that energy still there for
you all these years later?
Speaker 2 (07:12):
It is every night. Yeah. In fact, we've been been
doing a naught thing and I'm starting to change what
I want to say, and I have to practice it.
It keeps you on your toes doing it, and I
love doing it. We have a new album, believe it
or not. We finished a new album and we're really
proud of it. The album is called Enter and we're
(07:35):
going to do one of the new songs from the
album tonight so people near the end of the set,
and I hope they like it. So far, people really
seem to enjoy it, so that's fun for us, and
we're going to we're gonna slide in a couple of
new songs during during the next year and that keeps
(07:56):
you on your toes.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Danny Hutton Three Night performing live on the Free Stage
at the Indiana State Fairground. My name is Nigel Jason Hammers.
Here you're speaking with the Hammer and Nigel Show. You're
an icon. We just feel so honored to be able
to talk to you, and we're big fans. And have
a great show tonight. I know the past few times
(08:20):
you've been here it hasn't worked out. You're looking at
a beautiful, gorgeous night in Indianapolis tonight. Danny Hutton of
Three Dog Night, thank you so much, and have a
great show tonight.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
All right, thank you very much. We're going to do
our best and I hopefully everybody would just leave with
a big smile on their faces. That's what we need
to do. Forget about the outside world and all of
the politics and the wars and all that stuff. Let's
just go out in just seven hour and a half
of music and having fun.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
Love it, love it.
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