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The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group, most popular during the 1970s. The group was founded in Harlem, New York in 1964. For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... This article is about the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

The original members of the group were lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons Jr., and Tony Sylvester, who called their group "The Poets". After recording for a minor local label, they changed their name to "The Insiders" and got a deal with RCA Records. By 1966, they had changed their name a third and final time, to "The Main Ingredient". Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

The group affiliated themselves with producer Bert DeCoteaux, who crafted their first US Top 30 hit, "You've Been My Inspiration". Follow-up hits such as "I'm So Proud" (a cover version of an Impressions song), "Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)", and "Black Seeds Keep on Growing" did even better on the charts. In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... For the Australian rock group, see The Impressions (Australian band). ...

McPherson died suddenly from leukemia in 1971, and The Main Ingredient recruited Cuba Gooding, Sr., the father of actors Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Omar Gooding, as its new lead singer. His first single with the group was 1972's "Everybody Plays the Fool", a gold selling single that hit the Top 5 on both the pop and R&B singles charts (successfully covered by Aaron Neville in 1991). Another gold single, "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely", hit the pop Top Ten in 1974, and the disco-based "Rolling Down A Mountainside" hit the R&B Top Ten in 1976. Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Cuba Gooding, Sr. ... Cuba Gooding, Jr. ... Omar Gooding (born October 19, 1976 in The Bronx, New York) is an African American actor, the younger brother of Cuba Gooding, Jr. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles shipped to retail and other ancillary markets. ... Aaron Neville Aaron Neville (born January 24, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American soul and R&B singer. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is becoming very long. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Later in 1976, Sylvester quit the group for both a solo career and to start a production company with Bert DeCoteaux, producing Prince's debut album, as well as Ben E. King (Supernatural Thang), Sister Sledge, Ace Spectrum, Brenda Russell and others. He was replaced with Carl Tompkins, but the group disbanded a year later. Gooding garnered a solo deal with Motown, while Simmons became a stockbroker. The lineup of Gooding, Simmons, and Sylvester reunited twice, once from 1979 to 1982, and again in 1986, but their releases were not as successful as the 1970s hits were. Simmons left the group again after 1986, and was replaced with Jerome Jackson. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The term prince, from the Latin root princeps, is used for the member of the highest aristocracy. ... Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina) is an American soul and pop singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Brenda Russell (born April 8, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... A stock broker or stockbroker or stock brokerage is someone or a firm who performs transactions in financial instruments on a stock market as an agent of his/her/its clients who are unable or unwilling to trade for themselves. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the early-1990s, Gooding reassumed his solo career, and in 1999, Sylvester and Simmons resurrected The Main Ingredient with Carlton Blount as the new lead singer. In 2001, this group released the CD Pure Magic. Both Gooding and the resurrected group are featured live on DVD's featuring popular R&B artists. Gooding is featured on the DVD '70's Soul Jam and the resurrected group with Blount as lead is featured on the DVD The Big Show. On November 27, 2006, Tony Silvester passed away at the age of 65. This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Big Show can refer to several things. ...

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