The Main Ingredient

Soul - funk group, led by [a=Bert DeCoteaux].

The original line-up comprised Donald McPherson (b. 9th July 1941, d. 4 July 1971), Luther Simmons Jnr. (b. 9th September 1942), and Tony Silvester (b. 7th October 1941, Panama, d. 26 November, 2006). They released their first singles as "[a=The Poets (11)]" (not to be confused with "[a=The Poets (4)]" who had released "She Blew A Good Thing" in 1966). From 1967 to 1970 they called themselves [a=The Insiders (4)]. Later in 1970 they finally renamed into "The Main Ingredient". Cuba Gooding replaced Donald McPherson in 1971, but left the band in 1978 for a solo career.