Courtesy of LaMonte McLemore: KUDOS to the gifted artist & music curator, Questlove — @questlove for his vision in excavating footage and producing “Summer of Soul” now at the @sundancefest…2nd showing Sat. Jan 30, 10am, est*! The 5th Dimension will never forget our participation at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969.
*Get tix here: https://festival.sundance.org
Three months before Woodstock, iconic performers such as Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, BB King, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Staple Singers, Nina Simone–AND The Original 5th Dimension who had the #1 hit at the time with “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” graced the festival. Only “bootleg” footage has been available over the years…until now with the unveiling of “Summer of Soul.” 1969 will be remembered as a year of change of conscientiousness and a continuation of the Civil Rights movement with a verve of pride reflected in the musical prowess that blazed onstage. As part of the movie, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.’s joyfully emotional reactions to seeing their performance with The 5th Dimension and the huge outdoor audience’s response has been heralded by critics as one of the docu-film’s highlights.
–Robert-Allan Arno, “Forever 5th Dimension”
(Forever 5th Dimension, a production of The Soul of The Voice, Ltd., Intellectual Property, All Rights Reserved, copyright 2008-2021)
FOREVER 5TH DIMENSION 
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