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Posted by Joe (@joe) on Feb. 5, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
is the fact that, when the band started recording, he wasn’t even the oldest member:
Original members
Marilyn McCoo (born September 30, 1943, Jersey City, New Jersey)
Florence LaRue (born February 4, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Billy Davis Jr. (born June 26, 1938, St. Louis, Missouri)
LaMonte McLemore (born September 17, 1935, St. Louis, Missouri,[38] died February 3, 2026, of natural causes, Las Vegas, Nevada)[39]
Ronald L. “Ron” Townson, nicknamed “Sweets” (born January 20, 1933, St. Louis, Missouri, died August 2, 2001, of kidney failure, Las Vegas, Nevada)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_5th_Dimension#Original_members