Harry McGilberry ✝

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.\n', ' 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.\n', ' McGilberry died of an apparent drug overdose[citation needed] on April 3, 2006 at the age of 56. He was known by family members and friends as "Boom-Boom".\n', '