R&B singer Al Goodman (pictured, center, to the left) died July 26 at the Hackensack Medical Center in New Jersey due to heart failure during surgery on a tumor. He was 67. According to Goodman's daughter, Rhonda, the baritone crooner was "joking and laughing" prior to his surgery.
Goodman, who was responsible for the hits 'Love on a Two Way Street,' and 'Look at Me (I'm in Love),' joined the New Jersey based group, The Moments, in 1968 alongside Harry Ray and William Brown.
The trio found success on the charts throughout the 1970s before renaming themselves as Ray, Goodman and Brown. A year following the name change, Goodman & Co. struck their third #1 R&B hit 'Special Lady.'
Goodman's untimely death has not only affected family members, but also fellow musicians and friends such as Marshall Thompson of the Chi-Lites.
"There's mourning all over the world -- in England, in Germany and in Japan," the crooner told CNN yesterday. "We're all mourning for Al Goodman."
Goodman is survived by his wife of 34 years, Henrietta, five children and one grandson. Funeral arrangements are planned for Monday at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey.