Floyd Sneed, R.I.P.

Floyd Sneed, the drummer for Three Dog Night, passed away on Friday. No cause of death has been released. He was 80.

Sneed was the drummer for Three Dog Night on 10 albums released between 1968 and 1976 as well as an EP during their brief reformation in 1983. He sang the line, "I want to tell you," on the group's biggest hit "Joy to the World".

I did not know that Sneed was born and raised in Canada. He was born in Calgary and would later move to Vancouver where he would play drums in a group called Little Daddy and The Bachelors. This group included his then brother-in-law, Tommy Chong. Yes, that Tommy Chong. Little Daddy and The Bachelors later became Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers, but Sneed would leave for the U.S. to find fame and fortune and succeeded beyond his wildest imagination.

In recent years, Sneed made occasional appearances with Three Dog Night singer Chuck Negron. I leave you with a brief interview Sneed did prior to one of these shows in 2016. R.I.P.