Joe Schermie
US musician
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| Intro | US musician | |
| A.K.A. | Joe Schermetzler Joseph Schermetzler | |
| A.K.A. | Joe Schermetzler Joseph Schermetzler | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Musician | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Genres: | Rock music | |
| Instruments: | Bass guitar Guitar | |
| Birth | 12 February 1946, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA | |
| Death | 25 March 2002Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (aged 56 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Joseph Edward Schermetzler (February 12, 1946 – March 26, 2002), known as Joe Schermie, was an American musician, best known as the bass player for the 1970s American rock-pop group Three Dog Night.
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Schermie was born in Madison, Wisconsin.
He was the original bass player for Three Dog Night and played on most of the group's 21 hits. Disillusioned with his role in the group, he left the band in 1973 and formed a group called S.S.Fools that included former members of Three Dog Night and Toto vocalist Bobby Kimball. He later played some shows with former Three Dog Night vocalist Chuck Negron's band. He also worked with Stephen Stills, Yvonne Elliman and others. Schermie appeared on the cooking show Food Rules in 2000 with original Three Dog Night drummer Floyd Sneed. This was his last television appearance.
Schermie died of a heart attack in 2002, at age 56.