Cuba Gooding, Sr.
Singer, Musical Artist
1944 –
Who is Cuba Gooding, Sr.?
Cuba Gooding, Sr. is the lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, most notable for its two biggest hits, "Everybody Plays the Fool" and "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely". Gooding also had a brief solo career on Motown Records during the late-1970s and early-1980s. His biggest international success was Brian Auger's "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" in 1983, which has in recent times been sampled by several R&B artists, as well as hitting the charts again as a remix by UK Hardcore Rave group Altern-8 in 1991. In the same year, samples from the song also featured prominently in Bizarre Inc's single Playing With Knives.
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- Born
- Apr 27, 1944
The Bronx - Also known as
- Cuba Gooding Sr.
- Cuba M. Gooding
- The Main Ingredient
- Cuba Gooding
- Parents
- Spouses
- Shirley Gooding
(1966 - 1977) - Gail Harris
(1985/02/16 - ) - Shirley Gooding
(1995/04/16 - )
- Shirley Gooding
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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