#TRINITY FAMILY BARBADOS

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 STR8T out of Barbados. TRINITY FAMILY’s 12 track Reggae Dancehall Album - COMING IN HOTT. 

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Cuba Gooding Sr.

Cuba Gooding Sr. (April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017) was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1971. According to Billboard, as the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits, most notably, "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972), peaking at No. 2 for three weeks, and peaking at No. 3 on Billboard′s all-genre Hot-100 list. "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" (1974), "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" and "Rolling Down a Mountainside" were also top 10 hits on Billboard charts. He also recorded as a solo artist with hits of his own.

Early life

Born in Harlem, New York City, Gooding was a son of Dudley MacDonald Gooding (1890-1955) and his wife Addie Alston. The elder Gooding was a native of Barbados who fled the island in 1936 to Cuba, and met and married a woman there. When she was murdered because of their affiliation with Pan Africanist leader Marcus Garvey, Dudley Gooding promised his wife on her deathbed that he would name his first son Cuba. His father died when Cuba was 11 years old. Gooding's father was a taxi driver in Manhattan.

Career

Gooding Sr. joined The Main Ingredient as a back-up vocalist. He became the lead singer after lead singer Donald McPherson died of leukemia in 1971. The 1973 album Afrodisiac featured several songs co-written by Stevie Wonder. Gooding left The Main Ingredient in either 1977 or 1978.1 He had a brief solo career on Motown Records during the late 1970s and early 1980s making two albums; the first was titled The 1st Cuba Gooding Album. His biggest international success was Brian Auger's Happiness Is Just Around the Bend in 1983, which has in recent times been sampled by several R&B artists, as well as hitting the charts again as a remix by UK Hardcore Rave group Altern-8 in 1991. In 1980, Gooding returned to The Main Ingredient and made two more albums for RCA Victor. In 1991, samples from the song also featured prominently in Bizarre Inc's single "Playing With Knives". Gooding released a single called "Politics" in September 2007. He was also developing a film project called Everybody Plays the Fool: The Cuba Gooding Story. The film highlights three generations of the Gooding Family: Dudley "Cuba" Gooding, Cuba Gooding Sr., Cuba Gooding Jr. and Omar Gooding.

On the Boat Trip DVD trivia track, it was stated that he was going to appear in the 2003 romantic-comedy The Fighting Temptations, which stars his son Cuba Gooding Jr., but he is not in the movie.

Gooding appeared on the Beach Music Super Collaboration CD, performing the Charles Wallert composition, "Meant To Be In Love". This led to the duo’s project, “Never Give Up” (Bluewater Recordings), which debuted at the 2009 presidential inauguration.

Personal life and death

Gooding moved from the Bronx to southern California in the 1970s. Gooding and his wife, singer Shirley Gooding (née Sullivan) had four children: actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Omar Gooding, April Gooding and musician Tommy Gooding. Gooding Sr. later became a minor actor himself. Gooding Sr. separated from his wife in 1974. In 1995, the Goodings remarried, some 21 years after having separated and divorced.

In 2011, he had a residence in Rosarito Beach, Mexico where he performed at least one charity concert.

On April 20, 2017, one week before his 73rd birthday, Gooding was found dead in his vehicle while parked on a street in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. CPR was performed by the fire department but they were unable to revive him. An autopsy determined he died of natural causes.

He is interred at the Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan.

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St Baldrick's update - Last day in Paradise

Shavees and volunteers, Magnificent 7, it is the moment you have been all waiting for, the big reveal. So, many of you have guessed incorrectly on where I have been vacationing, some said China, Taiwan or Hawaii. Remember I gave you a clue, it rhymes with Smarbados, well , we are about to leave paradise and return to New York this evening. Yes we were staying in .... Barbados! Beautiful island with beautiful people and the Caribbean was absolutely breathtaking. In my absence, YOU have been doing some very heavy lifting, WE are now ranked 27th in the world and have raised $147, 725!! Nice work while I was lazily lounging in the sun basked beaches of the Carribbean. Thank you for watching the ship as I was away. WE have 150 shavees and I know we can get more late comers to the big shave, just click on the attached link and let your fingers do the rest, https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/Trinity2017. Top 35 reasons for you to get your head shaved 1. Free tshirt 2. Parade - you can March in the Parade of Heroes thru the very streets you grew up in. Parade starts at 1:40 at Village Hall in FP. 3. Ride in a police car or fire truck 4. Get a free handkniot cap by Aiden's grandma 5. Love - helping another human being, should be the main reason. 6. Get roasted by Tom Weissler and myself - No it's not that bad, Tom and I have fun while you get a free haircut. Might stop you in the middle and ask you to go into the crowd in the meaning of fun. 7. Grand Marshal for a day - If you are #1 fundraiser as a kid, you caqn be grand marshall for next years Parade of Heroes. Chaewon V., is this years winner. 8. Get a free hot dog courtesy of Trinity for your shaving skills. 9. You get big hugs from all your family for being a GREAT SPORT AND HELPING OTHERS. 10. Your Bald head blessed - Fr Tom, Pastor of OLV will be blessing all the bald heads at the 10:30am mass on Sunday, April 30th. This too me is very special!! All attending the Mass, please wear your St Baldrick's tshirt!! I know mom doesn't like you wearing tshirts to Mass, but this is a special occasion. 11. Your mom says you look like a wolfman! 12. Picture will be in the Gateway!! Since the local elections are over, your mug might be in the paper more than some of the other elected officials. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!! 13. News 12 - Heard they might be showijg and YOU can be an immediate star seen by over 1 million viewers. Tom and I get half, if you are signed to a movie deal from this exposure. 14. No more shampooing for at least a month. ewww. No, i didn't say no shower, but since there is no hair, save some molney on the shampoo. 15. See above and since you will be saving mom and dad money, ask them to take you to dinner to Trinity for their delicious French Onion soup. The best in town!! My kids adore that soup. 16. Take a picture with Tom and I - Yes I am starting to grasp at straws and don't know why I said 35 but I am getting there. I have heard that the St Baldrick's photo is hanging over certain peoples mantles in FP, Hunting, Petticoat Junction or Franklin Square. 17 - 34. Please repeat the first 17. 35. Helping Others - Isn't this what you are doing. All the other stuff does help you want to shave, but that deep down feeling, knowing you are trying to help find a cure is YOUR main reason for doing this. Like I have mentioned in the past, doesn't it feel better when you walk away from doing anything good, the same applies with this event. My flight is being paged for the last time, my family ids on the plane and I am about to hit the send button. THANK YOU ALL for doing God's work. We just celebrated the Holiest of weeks, Easter and YOUR EFFORTS truly shows me that I have faith in the good things in this World. Love to all and to David, Rory and our dear friend Aiden. I keep forgetting to mention our smiling faced Isabella, heard she is doing fantastic. Let's help Aiden find a cure!! Bob GaNun

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TRINITY FAMILY BANNER OF LOVE DANCE VIDEO 

Barbados Reggae/ Dancehall Artistes RasTrinity and JahLioness - TRINITY Family recently released BANNER OF LOVE, one of the tracks from their 2020 EP - IN A DANCEHALL STYLE. They compiled this Dance video to promote the song BANNER OF LOVE and the upcoming EP. The video is a compilation of African and Jamaican cultural dances.   

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TRINITY FAMILY - REGGAE SINGLES MIX (BARBADOS) 

This Is A Promotional Reggae Mix Done By Young Iconz Entertainment Of The Barbadian Reggae Entertainers The Trinity Family (Ras Trinity & Jah Lioness) & Their Reggae Tracks All In The Mix. Artwork By Young. Iconz.Entertainment. Promo Released March 2019.

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Trinity Family's JahLioness performing HOLY IMMANUEL I at the Twelve Tribes of Isreal Coronation Celebration 2018 hosted at the HQ Bridgetown Barbados on November 2nd.

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Cuba Gooding Sr.

Cuba Gooding Sr. (April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017) was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1971. According to Billboard, as the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits, most notably, "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972), peaking at No. 2 for three weeks, and peaking at No. 3 on Billboard′s all-genre Hot-100 list. "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" (1974), "Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" and "Rolling Down a Mountainside" were also top 10 hits on Billboard charts. He also recorded as a solo artist with hits of his own.

Early life

Born in Harlem, New York City, Gooding was a son of Dudley MacDonald Gooding (1890-1955) and his wife Addie Alston. The elder Gooding was a native of Barbados who fled the island in 1936 to Cuba, and met and married a woman there. When she was murdered because of their affiliation with Pan Africanist leader Marcus Garvey, Dudley Gooding promised his wife on her deathbed that he would name his first son Cuba. His father died when Cuba was 11 years old. Gooding's father was a taxi driver in Manhattan.

Career

Gooding Sr. joined The Main Ingredient as a back-up vocalist. He became the lead singer after lead singer Donald McPherson died of leukemia in 1971. The 1973 album Afrodisiac featured several songs co-written by Stevie Wonder. Gooding left The Main Ingredient in either 1977 or 1978.1 He had a brief solo career on Motown Records during the late 1970s and early 1980s making two albums; the first was titled The 1st Cuba Gooding Album. His biggest international success was Brian Auger's Happiness Is Just Around the Bend in 1983, which has in recent times been sampled by several R&B artists, as well as hitting the charts again as a remix by UK Hardcore Rave group Altern-8 in 1991. In 1980, Gooding returned to The Main Ingredient and made two more albums for RCA Victor. In 1991, samples from the song also featured prominently in Bizarre Inc's single "Playing With Knives". Gooding released a single called "Politics" in September 2007. He was also developing a film project called Everybody Plays the Fool: The Cuba Gooding Story. The film highlights three generations of the Gooding Family: Dudley "Cuba" Gooding, Cuba Gooding Sr., Cuba Gooding Jr. and Omar Gooding.

On the Boat Trip DVD trivia track, it was stated that he was going to appear in the 2003 romantic-comedy The Fighting Temptations, which stars his son Cuba Gooding Jr., but he is not in the movie.

Gooding appeared on the Beach Music Super Collaboration CD, performing the Charles Wallert composition, "Meant To Be In Love". This led to the duo’s project, “Never Give Up” (Bluewater Recordings), which debuted at the 2009 presidential inauguration.

Personal life and death

Gooding moved from the Bronx to southern California in the 1970s. Gooding and his wife, singer Shirley Gooding (née Sullivan) had four children: actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Omar Gooding, April Gooding and musician Tommy Gooding. Gooding Sr. later became a minor actor himself. Gooding Sr. separated from his wife in 1974. In 1995, the Goodings remarried, some 21 years after having separated and divorced.

In 2011, he had a residence in Rosarito Beach, Mexico where he performed at least one charity concert.

On April 20, 2017, one week before his 73rd birthday, Gooding was found dead in his vehicle while parked on a street in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. CPR was performed by the fire department but they were unable to revive him. An autopsy determined he died of natural causes.

He is interred at the Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan.