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"It crossed our minds from time to time," says Marilyn McCoo, lead vocalist of the original 5th Dimension ... back is featured in "Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be ...
But in a scenario that’s nearly impossible to imagine for a modern act, the 5th Dimension also became victims of their own success. In an extended Summer of Soul segment, Davis and Marilyn McCoo ...
The 1960s soul group The 5th Dimension remains beloved to this day. In fact, the group was recently featured in the Oscar-winning documentary, The Summer of Soul, directed by The Roots ...
The 5th Dimension was composed of Billy Davis, Jr., Marilyn McCoo, Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore and Ron Townson. They had previously recorded for Johnny Rivers' Soul City label as the Versatiles ...
There’s a sunny quality to their conversation that nicely reflects the upbeat harmonies of the Fifth Dimension, a group whose Top 10 hits include such songs as “Stoned Soul Picnic ...
The 5th Dimension, and more. Just documenting their jaw-dropping live work would add up to an amazing concert film. But Summer of Soul uses the music as both inspiration and foundation ...
In the mid-1960s, shortly before the Fifth Dimension hit it big on the charts ... the Laura Nyro songs "Wedding Bell Blues" and "Stoned Soul Picnic." The group won four Grammys in 1968 for ...
McGuinn's mystical lyrics on "5D (Fifth Dimension)," the LP's second single ... might be a way of getting through to them." "Captain Soul" was a rare instrumental by the Byrds, the result of ...
“Up, Up and Away,” “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “Stoned Soul Picnic ... who managed to snag tickets to the 5th Dimension’s sold-out concert Saturday ...
Ms. LaRue has recorded and performed with The 5th Dimension from their beginning in 1967. They garnered hits such as Age of Aquarius, Wedding Bell Blues, Stone Soul Picnic and Up Up And Away ...