Friday 5th Fun: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Dateline May 20: Here’s some nifty “5th this n’ that” with a look at today, tomorrow and yesterday…in that order! Florence LaRue & The 5th Dimension (Patrice, Leonard, Floyd & Sidney) continue their exciting May tour at the Beacon Theater in Hopewell, VA, tonight and at the Palace Theater in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on Sunday. Scroll down for our complete tour story, with ticket links. Special thanks to 5th soprano Patrice Morris for sharing these stage shots:

Steve Rosenblum of #MarilynBilly‘s management team reports the couple’s return to the Waltons, coming this holiday season. McCoo & Davis just shot “The Waltons Thanksgiving” last weekend. Fans, worldwide, enjoy their portrayal of Sister Harriet and Brother William in this revamped version of classic family-oriented television.

And lastly, here’s a flashback from none other than LaMonte McLemore (who is busy with new projects!), he expresses: How many of you remember The 5th Dimension appearing on “It Takes a Thief” with Robert Wagner? I talk all about this unforgettable TV stint in my memoir, “From Hobo Flats to The 5th Dimension.” “To Sing a Song of Murder” is the episode’s title, and each of us took acting lessons with the great Beah Richards, to keep us sharp.

The tunes featured in this intriguing episode are “Puppet Man” and “One Less Bell to Answer,” the latter with three “magical” chords tacked on…for an “explosive” effect!! ~~LaMonte McLemore with Robert-Allan Arno for #TeamMac and #Forever5thDimension

Just in! Special footnote response from Jason Winters of Marilyn & Billy’s management team (Sterling/Winters, KIW):

Great memory! (The characters that) Marilyn and Robert Wagner (portrayed as “Marilyn Lee” and “Alexander Mundy”) engaged in one of TV’s early interracial kisses. 💋 It was filmed and left on the cutting room floor. We are still searching the Universal Studios archives to see if this historic moment can be found.

(Forever 5th Dimension by Robert-Allan Arno, a production of The Soul of The Voice, Ltd., copyright 2008-22, intellectual property, all rights reserved)