LaMonte McLemore, Singer and Founding Member of The 5th Dimension, Dies at 90

The 5th Dimension singer LaMonte McLemore dead at 90

LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of the vocal group The 5th Dimension, who enjoyed chart success in the 60s and 70s, has died at 90 of natural causes.

LaMonte McLemore, founding member of the 5th Dimension, RIP

LaMonte McLemore, the bass voice behind some of the most joyful pop music of the late 1960s, has died at 90. He passed away Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas, surrounded by family, after suffering a stroke, reports the Guardian. — Read the rest The post LaMonte McLemore, founding member of the 5th Dimension, RIP appeared first on Boing Boing.

LaMonte McLemore, founding member of The 5th Dimension, dies at 90 in Las Vegas

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.”

LaMonte McLemore, a pop music pioneer in the 1960s and 70s, has died

As a member of the 5th Dimension, McLemore helped define an era of early modern pop music, earning six Grammy Awards and performing multiple chart-topping hits.

Singer, founding member of ‘60s-70s pop-soul group dies at 90

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.