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Apr 27, 1944 New York City, New York, United States Died on 20 Apr 2017 (aged 72)

American singer and actor

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About Cuba Gooding Sr.

  • Cuba Gooding Sr.
  • (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.

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