▁based ▁around ▁the ▁vocal ▁skills ▁of ▁D anny ▁H utton , ▁Ch uck ▁Neg ron ▁and ▁C ory ▁Well s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁H utton ▁conce ived ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁three - v ocal ist ▁group , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Well s ▁en list ed ▁mut ual ▁friend ▁Neg ron . ▁The ▁official ▁comment ary ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁CD ▁set ▁C ele br ate : ▁The ▁Three ▁Dog ▁Night ▁Story , ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 7 5 ▁states ▁that ▁vocal ist ▁H utton ' s ▁then - g irl friend ▁June ▁Fair child ▁suggested ▁the ▁name ▁after ▁reading ▁a ▁magazine ▁article ▁about ▁ind igen ous ▁Austral ians , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁explained ▁that ▁on ▁cold ▁night s ▁they ▁would ▁custom arily ▁sleep ▁in ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁whilst ▁emb rac ing ▁a ▁d ingo , ▁a ▁native ▁species ▁of ▁wild ▁dog . ▁On ▁col der ▁night s ▁they ▁would ▁sleep ▁with ▁two ▁dogs ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁night ▁was ▁free zing , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" three ▁dog ▁night ". ▁ ▁Their ▁first ▁Top ▁Ten ▁hit ▁was ▁" One ", ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁while , ▁" M ama ▁T old ▁Me ▁( Not ▁to ▁Come )", ▁reached ▁# 1 ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁" Jo y ▁to ▁the ▁World " ▁became ▁the ▁group ' s ▁biggest ▁hit ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁ ▁their ▁final ▁# 1 , ▁" Black ▁and ▁White ", ▁was ▁in