Song of the Day: The Main Ingredient, “Everybody Plays The Fool”

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Singer Cuba Goofing, Sr. was born on this day in 1944. The most successful lead singer for the soul-pop group The Main Ingredient, he led them to five hits, the first being "Everybody Plays The Fool," which reached #2 on the R&B chart and #3 on the Hot 100 in 1972. He is the father of actor Cuba Gooding Jr., but you probably already knew that…

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Internet disc jockey, lover of old TV (especially the commercials), inveterate wise guy.

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10 thoughts on “Song of the Day: The Main Ingredient, “Everybody Plays The Fool””

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  2. I know this song so well but never knew the names so I had no idea that jnr had a famous dad. I always liked Cuba Jnr and then he admitted to all the crap he did. What a shame.

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