Floyd Sneed

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Floyd Sneed (born November 22, 1942 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a black Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the band, Three Dog Night.

Sneed grew up in a musical family (his parents were both musicians at their church), and he became interested in drums at an early age. His first drum kit was a gift from his older sister Maxine, who at the time was married to the musician-actor Tommy Chong, and Floyd soon began performing in the Vancouver area as part of Tommy Chong's band, Little Daddy and the Bachelors.

In 1966 Sneed formed his own band and moved to Los Angeles, California. In 1968 he met a trio of vocalists (Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells) who had a contract with Dunhill Records and were looking for backing musicians. Sneed joined their new band Three Dog Night, which became a huge commercial success in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

After Three Dog Night broke up in 1977 Sneed continued to work with other groups, including an extended tour with The Ohio Players. He, and several of the other backing musicians from Three Dog Night, also worked together in a short-lived group named SS Fools; and Sneed reappeared briefly with the reincarnated Three Dog Night in the mid 1980s.

In 1990 Sneed had a minor role playing a drummer in Tommy Chong's film Far Out Man.

As of 2002 Sneed was busy touring and recording with a new group named K.A.T.T.