The Main Ingredient

The Main Ingredient
The Main Ingredient
	The Main Ingredient in 2008
Background information
Origin	Harlem, New York City
Genres	Soul, R&B, funk
Years active	1964-2016
Labels	Red Bird Records (1964); RCA Records (1970 - present); Polydor Records (1989); Magnatar (2001); Kent Soul (2007 - present)
Members	George Staley, Sr.; Larry Moore; Cuba Gooding, Sr.
Past members	Luther Simmons; Donald McPherson (dead); Carl Tompkins; Tony "Panama" Silvester (dead); Jerome Jackson

The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song, "Everybody Plays the Fool".