Florence LaRue (born February , ) is an American singer and actress,
best known as an original member of the th Dimension.LaRue was born in
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, but moved to Glenside,
Pennsylvania when she was young. She began her musical education
studying dance and violin. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California
where she earned an Associate's Degree in Music from Los Angeles City
College. She later received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
from California State University.In , LaRue was approached by Lamonte
McLemore and Marilyn McCoo to join their recently formed group the th
Dimension. LaRue nearly always sang female lead on one song per album,
with McCoo taking the lead on one song as well; otherwise she sang the
alto voice parts along with McCoo's soprano, being featured
prominently on Stoned Soul Picnic, or shared the lead with McCoo on
songs including "Blowing Away", "Puppet Man", "Save the Country", and
"Sweet Blindness". After McCoo's departure, LaRue was lead singer on
hit songs including "Love Hangover" (). As a member of the th
Dimension, LaRue received six Grammy Awards, including Grammy Award
for Record of the Year for "Up, Up and Away" () and "Aquarius/Let the
Sunshine In" ().She appeared in the CBS movie of the week Happy with
Dom DeLuise. She also performed in the national tour of Broadway's
Tony Award winning musical Ain't Misbehavin, and starred in the
Toronto and Calgary productions of Mo' Magic.
best known as an original member of the th Dimension.LaRue was born in
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, but moved to Glenside,
Pennsylvania when she was young. She began her musical education
studying dance and violin. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California
where she earned an Associate's Degree in Music from Los Angeles City
College. She later received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
from California State University.In , LaRue was approached by Lamonte
McLemore and Marilyn McCoo to join their recently formed group the th
Dimension. LaRue nearly always sang female lead on one song per album,
with McCoo taking the lead on one song as well; otherwise she sang the
alto voice parts along with McCoo's soprano, being featured
prominently on Stoned Soul Picnic, or shared the lead with McCoo on
songs including "Blowing Away", "Puppet Man", "Save the Country", and
"Sweet Blindness". After McCoo's departure, LaRue was lead singer on
hit songs including "Love Hangover" (). As a member of the th
Dimension, LaRue received six Grammy Awards, including Grammy Award
for Record of the Year for "Up, Up and Away" () and "Aquarius/Let the
Sunshine In" ().She appeared in the CBS movie of the week Happy with
Dom DeLuise. She also performed in the national tour of Broadway's
Tony Award winning musical Ain't Misbehavin, and starred in the
Toronto and Calgary productions of Mo' Magic.
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