Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There were many reasons for the 5th’s success, but a big one was their choice of material. The 5th had a close relationship with ...

The emotional hit became one of the group's signature recordings and an enduring favorite on soft rock radio.

At first, Florence LaRue didn’t want to be in the famous R&B group from the ‘60s and ’70s, The 5th Dimension—a band that was also recently reintroduced to audiences thanks to the recent documentary, ...

Spending only four weeks out of the charts in the entirety of 1969, they were a band who undeniably dominated the pop space ...

Jimmy Webb wrote “Up, Up and Away” in 1965, when he was in college and struggling to make ends meet. Originally a theme for a teen-movie concept, the song was recorded by the 5th Dimension in 1967 for ...

LaMonte McLemore died Tuesday at 90 in Las Vegas after a stroke, leaving behind a legacy that shaped both soul music and Hip-Hop culture. LaMonte McLemore, founding member of the 5th Dimension, passed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. McLemore died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas, a publicist announced. He suffered a stroke several years ago.

In summer 1969, 300,000 people filled Harlem's Mount Morris Park over six weekends for the Harlem Cultural Festival, a free event showcasing Black music and culture. Those who played the event never ...

The Fifth Dimension today (clockwise from bottom): Florence LaRue, Floyd Smith, Leonard Tucker, Sidney Jacobs, and Patrice Morris Credit: Photo by Darren Stone From ramshackle horse and buggy wagons ...

Touring the world with the 5th Dimension, LaMonte McLemore liked to say he had a microphone in one hand and his camera in the other. Mr. McLemore, who died Feb. 3 at age 90, was best known as a ...

LaMonte McLemore, founding member of the iconic group 5th Dimension (Image source: YouTube/NBC affilate KSDK News) LaMonte McLemore, founding member of the Grammy-winning vocal group The 5th Dimension ...