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Post by GoodOldDreams on Dec 5, 2007 16:51:40 GMT -5
I have long admired the wonderful vocal harmonies of the R&B/soul group The Fifth Dimension on tunes such as "Up, Up and Away" "Wedding Bell Blues and "One Less Bell to Answer." What I have discovered only recently is that The Fifth Dimension not only featured the Carpenters on their 1971 "Traveling Sunshine Show" television special, but for three years in a row, The Fifth Dimension literally SANG praises of the Carpenters on the Grammy Awards. In 1971, when the group was presenting the nominees for the best album of the year, Billy Davis, Jr. sang the title "Close to You" as part of an embedded introduction. In 1972, Marilyn McCoo sang a snippet of "Rainy Days and Mondays" as part of the self-titled "Carpenters" album up for nomination, which went on to win the Best Record of the Year. In 1973, Florence LaRue did lead vocals for the first verse of "We've Only Just Begun" to illustrate past winners of the "Best New Artist" category. How cool is that?!!!
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Post by ps11932 on Dec 5, 2007 17:43:22 GMT -5
A great group for sure! A few years ago Billy and Marilyn's autobiography (entitled "Up Up And Away") was published and I recall them mentioning The Carpenters as being among the artists they enjoyed associating with.
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Post by wisejester7 on Dec 6, 2007 0:31:45 GMT -5
It makes a lot of sense ... both groups being harmony based ... that they would appreciate the talents and efforts of the other group.
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Post by enigma on Dec 6, 2007 9:04:47 GMT -5
I like the fifth dimension can't say I am a die hard fan but I like alot of their songs I also loved Marilyn Mccoo on Solid Gold in the early eighties as well as the duet You Dont Have To Be A Star To Be In My Show with McCoo and Davis Jr. I would love to see the Carpenters performances on the show I do not think they were on the dvd of the Sunshine show released a few years ago...maybe someday the performances will show up I hear the reason to believe performance is especially good on that show(not the one in the video most of us have seen) I hope to see all the performances someday.   |
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Post by Rick Henry on Dec 6, 2007 10:17:33 GMT -5
 I also enjoy the Fifth Dimension quite a bit and consider Marilyn McCoo to be amongst the finest vocalists, she is certainly with in the caliber of the greats such as Karen Carpenter, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Patsy Cline. Annie Lennox, Billie Holiday, Dusty Springfield, k.d. lang, Sade, and Aretha Franklin. A duet between Karen Carpenter and Marilyn McCoo would have been killer in the early 70's... two of the greatest female vocalists in their time. My favorite Fifth Dimension tune is the ir 1968 hit "Stoned Soul Picnic. I also really liked the 1977 McCoo and Davis hit "You Don't Have To Be a Star". Hal Blaine also did a good amount of drum work for Fifth Dimension. The fifth Dimension charted at #80 in 1976 with "Love Hangover" the same song Diana Ross took to #1 that same year. |
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Post by beaner on Dec 6, 2007 14:04:52 GMT -5
I was a pretty big fan of the 5th Dimension andl although I did not give a thought to Karen and Marilyn doing a duet, that would have been an awesome idea!!!
Just think of what Karen's duets could have done for the world in this day and age. I mean, for instance, Reba does many duets from all angles - country, pop, rock stars. I still get goose bumps just to watch Karen in awe every time I watch her and the great "Ella" medley.
Beaner
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Post by makapipi on Feb 22, 2008 19:43:03 GMT -5
I also enjoy the Fifth Dimension quite a bit and consider Marilyn McCoo to be amongst the finest vocalists, she is certainly with in the caliber of the greats such as Karen Carpenter, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Patsy Cline. Annie Lennox, Billie Holiday, Dusty Springfield, k.d. lang, Sade, and Aretha Franklin. A duet between Karen Carpenter and Marilyn McCoo would have been killer in the early 70's... two of the greatest female vocalists in their time. My favorite Fifth Dimension tune is the ir 1968 hit "Stoned Soul Picnic. I also really liked the 1977 McCoo and Davis hit "You Don't Have To Be a Star". Hal Blaine also did a good amount of drum work for Fifth Dimension. The fifth Dimension charted at #80 in 1976 with "Love Hangover" the same song Diana Ross took to #1 that same year. Yes a duet between Karen Carpenter and Marilyn McCoo would have been something |
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Post by Rick Henry on Feb 22, 2008 21:28:04 GMT -5
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