Celebrity Deathwatch: Ron Townson, The 5th Dimension Singer, 68

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http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/News/08/03/showbuzz/#4

5th Dimension's Townson dead at 68

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Ron Townson, who gained fame as the singer for the
Grammy-winning pop group The 5th Dimension, died Thursday of renal failure
after a four-year battle with kidney disease, The Associated Press reports.

He was 68.

The 5th Dimension was known for such 1960s hits as "Aquarius/Let the Sun
Shine In," "Wedding Bell Blues" and "Stoned Soul Picnic." They won four
Grammys in 1968 for the Jimmy Webb song "Up Up and Away."

After the band split up in the 1970s, Townson formed the group Ron Townson
and Wild Honey. Later, he reunited with McLemore and LaRue in a new version
of The 5th Dimension that included Phyllis Battle and Greg Walker.

He retired from the group in 1997.

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