- Harry McGilberry
Harry McGilberry (born Harry McGilberry, Jr. in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) (January 19 ,1950 -April 3 ,2006 ) was an AmericanR&B andsoul singer and latter-day bass singer forThe Temptations between 1995 and 2003.McGilberry was a member of the R&B group The Futures and later the Temptations replacing ailing bassist and former
P-Funk memberRay Davis to join the legendaryMotown quintet in 1995 and recorded the albums "Phoenix Rising", "Ear-Resistible " and "Awesome" with them.McGilberry was fired from the group in 2003 by Temptations leader
Otis Williams for a reported drug habit (he was replaced by Joe Herndon ofThe Spaniels ). He later joined a Temptations splinter group, "The Temptations Experience", replacing the then recently departed Ray Davis.McGilberry died of an apparent drug overdose on
April 3 ,2006 at the age of 56. He was known by family members and friends as "Boom-Boom".External links
* [http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2006.html The Dead Rock Stars Club 2006 January To June]
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