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 ...

Singer LaMonte McLemore has died. He was a founding member of the 5th Dimension, a vocal group whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and ’70s.

Finding success as a singer, actor, and composer, Lamonte McLemore eventually helped form the iconic group The 5th Dimension. A group that embraced the genre of psychedelic soul, The 5th Dimension ...

FILE - Members of the Fifth Dimension, from left, LaMonte McLemore, Florence LaRue, Ron Townson, Marilyn McCoo, and Billy Davis, Jr., pose with their Grammy Award in Los Angeles on Feb. 29, 1968. (AP ...