LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of the pioneering soul group The fifth Dimension, has died, TMZ has confirmed. He was 90 years previous.
His spouse Mieko tells TMZ … the icon died peacefully yesterday in his Las Vegas house, surrounded by household and pals. His explanation for demise was not launched.
McLemore was born in St. Louis, Missouri … he served within the U.S. Navy as an aerial photographer. He later pursued a profession in skilled baseball earlier than he began focusing full-time on pictures.
McLemore met Marilyn McCoo and Florence LaRue throughout a photograph shoot held as a part of a magnificence pageant within the mid-Sixties, and the three went on to type The fifth Dimension alongside Billy Davis Jr. and Ron Townson in 1965.
The group achieved widespread success within the late Sixties and early ’70s, they usually earned the Grammy Award for File of the Yr in 1968 and 1970, respectively. McLemore gained a complete of six Grammys with The fifth Dimension.
The unique lineup of The fifth Dimension earned a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame in 1991, and McLemore remained with the group till 2006, Deadline studies.
McLemore remained energetic as a photographer whereas working with The fifth Dimension, and his work was featured in publications like Jet and Playboy.
LaMonte McLemore was 90 years previous.
RIP
