From CBS News
Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of vocal group The 5th Dimension, whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 90.
McLemore died Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas, surrounded by family, his representative Jeremy Westby said in a statement obtained by CBS News. He died of natural causes after having a stroke.
The 5th Dimension had broad crossover success and won six Grammy Awards , including record of the year twice, for 1967's "Up, Up and Away" and 1969's "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In." Both were also top 10 pop hits, with the latter, a mashup of songs from the musical "Hair," spending six weeks at No. 1.
McLemore had a parallel career as a sports and celebrity photographer whose pictures appeared in magazines, including Jet.
6 comments:
And here we are in the age of Aquarius. Oh my.
Up, up and away...
RIP
@8:00 AM
Great song but never knew the meaning of it.
RIP
This group had beautiful harmony. They were one of the Black entertainment that Black folks used to watch on Sunday nights on Ed Sullivan. We would eat Vanilla Ice Cream with what ever flavored cake granny would make that day. Thats how we celebrated our time together on Sunday night.
Post a Comment