{"id":229796,"date":"2026-02-04T21:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/04\/the-5th-dimension-co-founder-lamonte-mclemore-dies-at-90-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:16:04","slug":"the-5th-dimension-co-founder-lamonte-mclemore-dies-at-90-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/02\/04\/the-5th-dimension-co-founder-lamonte-mclemore-dies-at-90-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5th Dimension Co-Founder LaMonte McLemore Dies at\u00a090"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tLaMonte McLemore, a co-founder of the Grammy-winning soul\/pop group The 5th Dimension<\/a>, has died at age 90. After suffering a stroke several years ago, McLemore died of natural causes on Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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\n\tA popular crossover fixture in the late \u201860s and early \u201870s music scene, The 5th Dimension formed in Los Angeles and was originally comprised of McLemore, Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson (who died in 2001). Known for its signature silky harmonies and sophisticated fusion of R&B, soul and pop, the group cemented its success through hits such as \u201cUp, Up and Away,\u201d \u201cAquarius\/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures),\u201d \u201cWedding Bell Blues,\u201d \u201cStoned Soul Picnic\u201d and \u201cOne Less Bell to Answer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn remembering McLemore, the group\u2019s bass singer LaRue commented in a press release, \u201cProverbs 17:22 states that \u2018one joyful heart is good medicine\u2026\u2019 Well, Lamonte really knew my prescription. His cheerfulness and laughter often brought strength and refreshment to me in difficult times. We were more like brother and sister than singing partners. I didn\u2019t realize the depth of my love for Lamonte until he was no longer here. His absence has shown me the magnitude of what he meant to me and that love will stay in my heart forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a joint statement, McCoo and Davis Jr. said of McLemore, \u201cAll of us who knew and loved him will definitely miss his energy and wonderful sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMcLemore was born Sept. 17, 1935, in St. Louis. After enlisting in the Navy, he trained and worked as an aerial photographer. Before setting his sights on dual careers as a music artist and as a professional entertainment and sports photographer for Jet<\/em> magazine and other publications, the multi-faceted McLemore sought a baseball career in the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 farm system. An author as well, McLemore co-authored the 2014 autobiography From Hobo Flats to The 5th Dimension: A Life Fulfilled in Baseball, Photography, and Music<\/em> with Robert-Allan Arno.<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring McLemore\u2019s tenure with The 5th Dimension, the group twice won record of the year Grammy Awards for \u201cUp, Up and Away\u201d and \u201cAquarius\/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures),\u201d the latter of which spent six weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>. Both songs were also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. All told, the group received seven gold albums and six RIAA-certified platinum singles. Additional achievements include embarking on a State Department cultural tour in 1973 that brought American music behind the Iron Curtain and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 5th Dimension found themselves back in the spotlight in 2021 with the release of Ahmir \u201cQuestlove\u201d Thompson\u2019s Academy Award-winning documentary Summer of Soul (\u2026Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).<\/em> The group, along with Sly & the Family Stone, Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder, was among the acts who performed at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which is chronicled in the documentary.<\/p>\n

\n\tSurrounded by family when he died, McLemore is survived by Mieko McLemore, his wife of 30 years, daughter Ciara, (adopted) son Darin, sister Joan and three grandchildren. A memorial service and celebration of life will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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LaMonte McLemore, a co-founder of the Grammy-winning soul\/pop group The 5th Dimension, has died at age 90. After suffering a stroke several years ago, McLemore died of natural causes on Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas. Related Gone But Not Forgotten: Musicians We Lost in\u00a02026 Mark of Cain Singer Comes Out as Trans: ‘The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229796\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}