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  1. Jan 1, 2023 · Cuba Gooding Sr.'s wife, Shirley Sullivan, had to raise their kids while he was touring for his career. Although they divorced, the couple reunited and remarried 17 years later. The music industry lost a talented soul singer in 2017 after Cuba Gooding Sr. was found lifeless inside his silver Jaguar in Los Angeles.

    • Tracing Their Roots
    • They Were Both Singers
    • Rekindling Their Love
    • They Have Four Children
    • Losing Her Husband

    Cuba Gooding Jr. has his roots in the Caribbean. According to Cuba Gooding Jr. in an articlefor the San Diego County Times, “My father’s father was born in Barbados, but he was born a different kind of slave. He was like ‘Chicken George’ from Roots. He was in charge of slaves and had his own plantation. He dressed in a top hat everyday. William Goo...

    Cuba Gooding Sr. was a famous soul singer in the ‘70s. He was the lead vocalist for the soul and R&B trio, The Main Ingredient with Tony “Panama” Silvester and Luther Simmons, Jr. The group was most famous for their songs “Everybody Plays the Fool” (1972) and “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely” (1974). Gooding also had a brief solo career with Motown Re...

    Shirley and Cuba Sr. were wed twice. After marrying in 1966, they divorced in 1974. The reason for their split is not known, as the tabloids reach wasn’t that extensive. But they struggled with financial problems, which also may have strained their marriage. Before he was scouted by The Main Ingredient to replace a deceased member, Gooding was stru...

    Cuba and Shirley have four children together. Their eldest child, April is an actress, who has acted in movies likeLife of a King (2013) with Cuba Gooding Jr.,InAPPropriate Comedy (2013) andLike Mike (2002) just to name a few. Tommy Gooding followed his parents’ footsteps and is a musician. The youngest, Omar Gooding is better known by his stage na...

    Authorities found Gooding Sr. slumped over in his silver Jaguar in Woodland Hills, California on Thursday afternoon. The fire department was called to the scene, and they attempted to revive him with CPR, to no avail. He was 72 years old. Though there’s no confirmation about his cause of death, authorities believe his death was drug-related. Alcoho...

  2. Apr 21, 2017 · In addition to his son Cuba Jr., his survivors include his wife, the former Shirley Sullivan; two other sons, Omar, an actor, and Tommy, a musician; a daughter, April Gooding, an actress and ...

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  4. Aug 1, 2023 · Shirley Gooding is a former singer and the ex-wife of the late Cuba Gooding Sr, the father of actor Cuba Gooding Jr. She married Cuba twice and has four children, including Cuba Jr, Omar Gooding, Tommy Gooding and April Gooding.

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  5. Jul 20, 2021 · Shirley Sullivan is the mother of actor Cuba Gooding Jr and a singer of the group Sweethearts. She married and divorced his father Cuba Gooding Sr, a lead singer of The Main Ingredients, twice.

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  7. Shirley Margaret Sullivan, 89, of Prince George County, Virginia, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024. Born in Prince George County on May 2, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Maybelle Estelle Ray Wall and Robert James Wall. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert Lee Sullivan, whom she married on November 21, 1956.

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