I like what Quincy Jones reminded at a recent Q & A:
"Music IS a healer...the only thing that 'works' both the right & left side of the brain at the same time!"
My favorite musicians are many...many are right here...
and of course, FOREVER 5th DIMENSION!!!
Books
Required--
AUDITION by Michael Shurtleff/
Suggested--
SET YOUR VOICE FREE by Roger Love/
Recommended--
WHEN IN DOUBT SING (The Power of Prayer in Daily Life) by Jane Redmont
About me: ROBERT-ALLAN ARNO, Actor/Director/Producer, Writer, Professor & Biographer, has voiced thousands of radioTV commercials including campaigns for Seagram's, MTV, Blue Cross, Toyota & Warner Books.
>*>An instructor of media at JOHN JAY COLLEGE, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY & THE LEARNING ANNEX, his popular VoiceACTions method has been embraced by numerous successful voiceover, stage & screen artists--from Emmy winners to Broadway actors, from Number One recording stars to Award-winning newscasters & stand-up comics--in Master Classes & via Robert's private coaching & consultancy.
>*>Robert hosted Home-Shopping's NOW SHOP, co-hosted PBS's ACTION AUCTION & is fondly remembered by radio buffs as "Brother Bob," host of New York's trend-setting GOSPEL GOLD drive-time show.
>*>Robert co-compiled songs & wrote the in-depth liners for BMG Heritage's THE ULTIMATE 5TH DIMENSION CD (critically acclaimed as "...the best-sounding & best-annotated anthology of The 5th Dimension...") plus contributed special "guest liners" to the multi-Grammy winning quintet's "lost" CD, SOUL & INSPIRATION on Collectors' Choice. In salute of The 5th Dimension's legendary message of harmony & unity, in July of '07 Robert began the FOREVER 5th DIMENSION monthly tribute Blog-Magazine here on MySpace. According to Robert, "With each new edition, we get hundreds of enthusiastic visitors, many gifted musicians in their own right, from all over the world! I've been covering my 5th Dimension heroes individually & collectively in print or on radio since the '70's, & I truly find as we celebrate FOREVER's first anniversary, The 5th's uplifting essence of bringing people together through their electrifying standard is more relevant than ever!"
>*>MARILYN McCOO & BILLY DAVIS, JR. state, "Thank you for the way you continue to feature our work with The 5th & as a duet. Robert, you have so much knowledge to share; we appreciate the liner notes you've written for us & the amazingly creative job you do with the FOREVER 5th DIMENSION Blog each month. Most importantly, we appreciate your friendship. You bring a spirit of excellence to everything you do; people are truly blessed by you!"
>*>Robert's inspirational workbook & CD, THE SOUL OF THE VOICE is slated for early 2010 release.
>*>Robert notes, "I wish to honor the memory of The Gospel Ambassador, REVEREND DR. MELVIN C. WALKER, a mentor & friend who believed in my talents during those good GOSPEL GOLD days...a thoroughly unique man of boundless Holy determination, great humor & unconditional compassion who will never be forgotten."
>*>SLIDE SHOW BELOW: Robert smiles, "I've been carefully collecting photos of The 5th Dimension since I was a kid. Sharing 4 decades of rare, beloved ones here is like welcoming friends into my music room, where so many are proudly on display to this day! Enjoy THE 5TH DIMENSION--AN AWESOME LEGACY."
***********************************************************************NOTE: All photos on this page in slide-shows & in the Blog are part of THE ARNO 5th DIMENSION/McCOO-DAVIS LEGACY COLLECTION, All Rights Reserved & are not to be re-printed or appropriated in any manner. FOREVER 5th DIMENSION, the tribute Blog-Magazine by Robert-Allan Arno, copyright '08/'09, a production of The Soul of The Voice, Ltd.
Thank you Robert for the Forever 5th Dimension update . I need to find a way to do/write something on it for my African-American Art Examiner column at
Great new videos of the 5th Dimension Robert! Your 40th Anniversary and Summer Songs editions are fantastic as well. The 5th Dimension are really a true treasure and you honor them so beautifully.
HuGGs~Donna xo 
Gene
