<P> Richard Street missed a performance in 1992 after undergoing emergency surgery to remove kidneystones . Otis Williams, unaware of Street's surgery, called him angrily about his absence . Street felt Williams was unsympathetic, and as a result, he left the group in 1993 after twenty - two years . His replacement was St. Louis native Theo Peoples . </P> <P> By the early 1990s, bass Melvin Franklin began missing performances due to failing health and Ray Davis, former bass man of Parliament - Funkadelic, began touring as a fill - in during 1993 . Franklin died after suffering a brain seizure at the age of 52 on February 23, 1995, and Davis was named his official replacement . The group subsequently finished production on For Lovers Only, an album of pop standards featuring two tracks recorded with Melvin Franklin prior to his death . </P> <P> This lineup would not last, however, as Davis was diagnosed with lung cancer and left shortly after completing the album . Davis died in New Brunswick, New Jersey of respiratory problems and complications of lung cancer on the evening of Tuesday July 5, 2005 . </P> <P> The group continued as a quartet for a short time before recruiting bass Harry McGilberry, a former member of the Futures . For Lovers Only would also be the last contribution for lead Ali - Ollie Woodson; he was released from the group shortly after McGilberry's hiring due to health problems: he suffered two bouts of throat cancer in a short time . He was replaced by new member Terry Weeks, who had served as his sub . </P>

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