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Main Ingredient Lead Singer Cuba Gooding Sr. Found Dead
The Main Ingredient didn't have a lot of hits - "Everybody Plays The Fool" and "I Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" became staples of oldies radio stations - but their main ingredient is now gone forever, with the discovery of the body of Cuba Gooding Sr. The group's former lead singer, whose actor son had eclipsed him in fame and success, was found lifeless in a car in L.A.
Early evidence suggests a drug overdose may be the cause.
Singer Cuba Gooding Sr. found dead in car in Los Angeles
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Re: Main Ingredient Lead Singer Cuba Gooding Sr. Found Dead
The Main ingredient's original lead singer was Donald McPherson. He died of leukemia in July 1971. Cuba Gooding Sr. was his replacement. The group actually had 13 hits between 1970 and 75. but the above two mentioned songs were the group's only top ten hits. Fool reaching #3 in 1972 and Lonely peaking at #10 in 1974. {info courtesy of Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles-1955-2015]