LaMonte McLemore (September 17, 1939-February 3, 2026)

Engineer/Record Producer Bones Howe and Harvey Kubernik Interview on The 5th Dimension LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of The 5th Dimension and a longtime celebrity and sports photographer whose images appeared in publications including Jet magazine, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, at his home in Las Vegas surrounded by his wife of 30 years and family. He was 90. LaMonte died from natural causes following a stroke suffered several years ago. With The 5th Dimension, McLemore helped bring a polished, genre-blending sound to American pop and soul in the late 1960s and early 1970s, scoring era-defining hits including “Up, Up […] The post LaMonte McLemore (September 17, 1939-February 3, 2026) first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.