<P> Cuba Gooding Sr. ( April 27 , 1944 -- April 20 , 2017 ) was an American singer and actor . He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient , replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who died unexpectedly of leukemia . 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 3 weeks , and peaking at No. 3 on Billboard 's all - genre Hot 100 list . `` Just Do n'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 artists with hits of his own . </P>
<P> Cuba Gooding Sr. ( April 27 , 1944 -- April 20 , 2017 ) was an American singer and actor . He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient , replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who died unexpectedly of leukemia . 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 3 weeks , and peaking at No. 3 on Billboard 's all - genre Hot 100 list . `` Just Do n'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 artists with hits of his own . </P>
what group did cuba gooding senior sing for
what group did cuba gooding senior sing for
The Main Ingredient
The Main Ingredient