Harry McGilberry, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harry McGilberry

American musician

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1950

Date of Death: 03-Apr-2006

Profession: singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Harry McGilberry

  • Harry McGilberry (January 19, 1950 – April 3, 2006) was an American R&B and soul singer and latter-day bass singer for The Temptations between 1995 and 2003. Born Harry McGilberry, Jr.
  • in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McGilberry was a member of the R&B group The Futures and later the Temptations, replacing ailing bassist and former P-Funk member Ray Davis to join the 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 of The 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". McGilberry is buried at Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania.

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