Link (http://www.tmz.com/2017/04/20/cuba-gooding-sr-dead-the-main-ingredient/)

Cuba Gooding Sr., a popular soul singer and father to the Oscar winner, was found dead Thursday in the San Fernando Valley ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us Cuba Gooding Jr.'s dad was slumped over in his silver Jaguar, parked on Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills, CA. We're told the fire department responded to the scene at 12:58 PM PT and attempted CPR, but could not resuscitate him.

We're told police found empty booze containers in the car, and suspect he died from an overdose.
Cuba Sr. was the lead singer of the '70s soul group The Main Ingredient, which had a huge hit in 1972 with "Everybody Plays the Fool."

He and his wife, Shirley, had 4 children together -- including actors Cuba and Omar. They split up in 1974, but remarried in 1995.
Cuba was 72.

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Wasn't the song Everybody Plays The Fool also covered by Aaron Neville too? I find it surprising that Cuba Gooding Jr.'s father was a singer and that's interesting to know. The only members I knew from the Goodings was Cuba Gooding Jr. and Omar Gooding who also was on Nickelodeon's Wild And Crazy Kids. My mom used to listen to soul music with her cousins when they were teenagers and The Main Ingredient was one band that they listened too and danced to in their house and now it's hard to find great soul music and bands like The Main Ingredient today but they paved the way for great soul groups that became huge in the 70's
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Rest in peace.