She is recently completing her book, “Let Your Light Shine” on mental, physical and spiritual beauty, and she is also excited about her one woman show, which she wrote, titled “Just As I Am.” Among the rave reviews is this quote from Dr. She also plans to add several titles behind her name: After writing the lyrics to the beautiful ballad, “Say,” recorded by The 5th Dimension, Florence was inspired to continue her song writing. She has a compelling voice and enchanting expression.”Īlthough she plans to continue with The 5th Dimension, Ms LaRue is excited about the new direction her career has taken as a solo artist. Noble Jr., writer for The Republican newspaper in Springfield Missouri had this to say: “Clearly the years have not slowed her down or robbed her voice of any of it’s passion or impressive range from gravelly belts below the staff to floating head tones.” Xernona Clayton, executive producer of the prestigious Trumpet Awards, states: “When Florence LaRue sings, she displays a myriad of moods and feelings ~~~She mesmerizes, excites, enthuses and inspires them. While Ms LaRue continues to tour throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia with The 5th Dimension, performances on national television shows, including PBS specials, offer high visibility for her and the group, introducing them to a new generation of music lovers for whom, just like longtime fans, it is love at first sound. Their family oriented show also allows them to perform at Disney World and for other family oriented groups and organizations. Her schedule with The 5th Dimension has also included several White House performances and performances in prestigious rooms in Las Vegas.
She also starred in the stage play, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” with the group as a national tour of the U.S., and, as a solo artist, she starred in the musicals “Mo Magic” and “More Magic” in Canada. But given that it’s better than the alternative available, it’s good to get to know the secrets of the process from those who have been there.Ms.LaRue has performed all over the world as a member of the 5th Dimension, including a state department sponsored tour of then communist Europe and a tour of England with Frank Sinatra. Now she’s sharing it with the young and old, men and women. LaRue says her managers pushed her to complete the book, which she’d started five years prior, while she and her music career had downtime during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. “I’ve been working on my book for over six years. “It’s been an exciting year,” she says of the past 12 months. Now, those fans’ children are showing up. In addition, she’s toured with other members of The 5th Dimension, singing the band’s songs and bringing joy to the people who have followed them for decades. She’s also written a new book, called Grace in Your Second Act, which details tips and tricks of aging gracefully from the artist’s perspective. In the years since the height of The 5th Dimension, LaRue has acted in several stage performances and, she says, hopes to get more involved in film or television projects.
“Ours was more lush than the average music at the time,” she says. It’s funny to think about LaRue’s appreciation of that style given the rather gilded music she sang with The 5th Dimension. Often, orchestral music is ornate, thick with lovely instrumentation. She would go to see the Philadelphia Orchestra while growing up nearby in New Jersey, before later moving to Southern California. She’d always had an affinity for classical music. She played violin and later studied music in college. Though she was academically studious, she also made time for choirs and orchestra.
Growing up, music was always around for LaRue.
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