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About Cuba Michael Gooding, Sr.
- Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_Gooding_Sr.
Cuba Gooding (April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017) was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1971. According to Billboard, as the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits, most notably, "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972), peaking at No. 2 for three weeks, and peaking at No. 3 on Billboard′s all-genre Hot-100 list. "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" (1974), "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" and "Rolling Down a Mountainside" were also top 10 hits on Billboard charts. He also recorded as a solo artist with hits of his own.[1][2]
On April 20, 2017, one week before his 73rd birthday, Gooding was found dead in his vehicle while parked on a street in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. CPR was performed by the fire department but they were unable to revive him.[12][1] An autopsy determined he died of natural causes.[13]. He is interred at the Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan.
Family
- Parent(s): Dudley MacDonald Gooding (1890–1955) and Addie Alston. His father died when Cuba was 11 years old.[4] Gooding's father was a taxi driver in Manhattan.
- Spouse(s): Shirley Sullivan (m. 1966, div. 1974; m. 1995)
- Four children: actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Omar Gooding, actress April Gooding and musician Tommy Gooding.
References
- Cuba Gooding Jr at https://ethnicelebs.com/cuba-gooding-jr
- http://www.moviefanfare.com/?p=16664 Cuba Gooding, Jr. is not the only member of his family that is comfortable in the spotlight. His dad, Cuba Gooding, was the lead singer for the rhythm and blues group The Main Ingredient, who had a 1972 Top 10 hit with “Everybody Plays the Fool.” His mother was also on stage, as Shirley Temple Sullivan, as a backup singer for The Sweethearts before Junior was born. There has been talk about a movie version of Cuba’s family story tentatively titled, Everybody Plays the Pool: The Cuba Gooding Story.
- Wikipedia
- “The Cuba Gooding Sr. Story is coming to film”
- Cuba Gooding, Sr. Sun, Apr 23, 2017 – 1-32 · Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Newspapers.com. Link
- “Cuba Gooding Sr., Soul Singer and Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Dad, Dies at 72” 4:47 PM PDT 4/20/2017 by Colin Stutz, Billboard
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Rhythm and Blues Singer. He was the lead singer for the musical group "The Main Ingredient" and to the following generation as the father of an Oscar-winning actor, Cuba Gooding, Jr. In 1971 he took over as lead singer in The Main Ingredient replacing Donald McPherson, who died of leukemia. The group had had a a string of moderate soul hits, the best of which was "Spinning Around." As the new lead singer, the group scored what would be its signature hit, "Everybody Plays a Fool," in 1972, it shot to the top of the Pop and Soul charts. The group landed another major crossover hit in 1974 with a remake of Ronnie Dyson's "Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely" and hit the Soul top 10 with "Happiness is Just Around the Bend." In 1977, he went solo and recorded solo albums. He landed a minor hit with “Mind Pleaser,” before reuniting with the group in 1980, he also recorded an unusual cover of the classic "I Only Have Eyes For You." The group came together in several forms and continued to record separately, but by the mid 80's their hitmaking days as an act were over. So again he went solo, occasionally recording, but at the lower end of the R&B charts. As a top actor and Oscar winning performances, his son Cuba Gooding, Jr. gave a boost to the senior Gooding’s touring career, he delivered and provided his new audience with always tasty old school soul and a voice that sounded terrific. He continued to perform in multi-artist soul acts well into this decade. He was 72 when he was found unresponsive in his car.
Bio by: Babe
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 31 2021, 13:17:10 UTC
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Cuba Michael Gooding, Sr.'s Timeline
| 1944 |
April 27, 1944
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Harlem, New York County, New York, United States
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| 1968 |
January 2, 1968
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Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States
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| 1976 |
October 19, 1976
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Los Angeles County, California, United States
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| 2017 |
April 20, 2017
Age 72
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Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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