Cuba Gooding Sr., 72, of Main Ingredient reportedly found dead in his car.... They had a big hit with the song “Everybody Plays the Fool” in 1972.

Published 4/20/17

Soul singer Cuba Gooding Sr. was found dead in his car Thursday in California, TMZ reports.

Cuba Gooding Sr.

Gooding, who is the father of Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr., was found in his silver Jaguar parked on Ventura in Woodland Hills. The fire department responded but failed to resuscitate him.

TMZ says they were told that police suspect he died of an overdose, but they don’t reveal a source.

Cuba Gooding Sr., 72, was the lead singer of the 1970s soul group the Main Ingredient.

Father and son

Gooding replaced original singer Don McPherson who died in the early 1970s. Shortly after Gooding joined the band, they had a big hit with the song “Everybody Plays the Fool” in 1972. Their 1973 album “Afrodisiac” featured several songs co-written by Stevie Wonder.

Gooding’s son Cuba Gooding Jr. won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in “Jerry Maguire.” He also recently received acclaim for his role as O. J. Simpson in “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.”