'The 5th Dimension' co-founders Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. perform classics at Rialto Center

Grammy Award-winning husband and wife vocalists Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., who co-founded 'The 5th Dimension,' perform at the Rialto Center for the Arts on Jan. 21. (Photo Courtesy of McCoo/Davis)

“The ‘first couple’ of pop and soul.” That’s how music producer Questlove described Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., the Grammy Award-winning husband and wife vocalist who co-founded The 5th Dimension. The powerhouse duo celebrates 53 years of marriage and as many decades of pop hits since the 1960s, including “Up, Up and Away” and “The Age of Aquarius (Let the Sunshine In).”

McCoo and Davis take the stage at the Rialto Center for the Arts on Jan. 21 to share a repertoire of classic favorites and newer editions. The couple joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk more about the enduring career that brought them here. 

Interview highlights: