Roderick 'Pooh' Clark dead at 49: High-Five band member passes away from pneumonia

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Original High-Five member Roderick 'Pooh' Clark - who had the hit 1991 song I Like The Way - died in Waco, Texas on Sunday.The artist was only 49-years-old when he passed fromcomplications from a longtime infection as well as pneumonia, which he had been battling for the past two weeks, according to a Tuesday report from TMZ.One of his Hi-Five members Marcus Sanders told the site that Clark had been in and out of the hospital for weeks.The star had already been struggling for decades as he had been paralyzed from the neck down for the past 30 years after being involved in a bad car accident in 1992.

Sad loss:Original High-Five member Roderick 'Pooh' Clark - who had the hit 1991 song I Like The Way - died in Waco, Texas on Sunday His famous band:The quintet was comprised of musicians Roderick, Marcus Sanders, Tony Thompson, Russell Neal and Toriano EasleyThe crooner was best known for the 1991 songI Like The Way (The Kissing Game) that he recorded with his R&B quintet.Their other hit tunes were I Just Can't Handle It and I Can't Wait Another Minute from the eponymous debut album.

The star had been in a wheelchair since 1992 when he got in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down.The crash happened in Florida.

Too young:The artist was only 49-years-old when he passed from complications from a longtime infection as well as pneumonia, which he had been battling for the past two weeks, according to a Tuesday report from TMZ Tough turn:The artist had been paralyzed from the neck down for the past 30 years as he was involved in a bad car accident in 1992It left himparalyzed from the neck down, which made him rely on a wheelchair and help from others.The site added that at some point he 'developed an infection.