Nicolette Larson

The Nicolette Larson Memorial/Tribute Website (http://www.nicolettelarson.com/). In the early-1990s, Gooding reassumed his solo career, and in 1999, Silverman and Simmons resurrected The Main Ingredient with Carlton Blount as the new lead singer.
External link:. Simmons left the group again after 1986, and was replaced with Jerome Jackson. In 1997, she died in Los Angeles from complications arising from a cerebral edema at the age of only 45. The lineup of Gooding, Simmons, and Silverman reunited twice, once from 1979 to 1982, and again in 1986, but their releases were not as successful as the 1970s hits were. In 1979, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Gooding garnered a solo deal with Motown, while Simmons became a stockbroker.

She worked as a session vocalist for Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Young, Christopher Cross, Little Feat, The Dirt Band, the Beach Boys and the Doobie Brothers. He was replaced with Carl Tompkins, but the group disbanded a year later. Born in Helena, Montana, Larson got her start singing with Hoyt Axton's band and Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen. Later in 1976, Silverman quit the group for both a solo career and to start a production company with Bert DeCoteaux. Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952–December 16, 1997) was a singer best known for "A Lotta Love", which peaked at #8 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart. 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. 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.

and Omar Gooding, as its new lead singer. McPherson passed away suddenly from leukemia in 1971, and The Main Ingredient recruited Cuba Gooding, Sr., the father of actors Cuba Gooding, Jr. 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. The group affiliated themselves with producer Bert DeCoteaux, who crafted their first US Top 30 hit, "You've Been My Inspiration".

By 1966, the yhad changed their name a third and final time, to "The Main Ingredient". After recording for a minor local label called , they changed their name to "The Insiders" and got a deal with RCA Records. The original members of the group were lead singer Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons Jr., and Tony Silvester, who called their group "The Poets". The group was founded in Harlem, New York in 1964.

The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group, most popular during the 1970s.