Facts:   - death place: las vegas , nevada , u.s.    - caption: townson 1971 -lrb- left -rrb- with the 5th dimension ,    - birth name: ronald townson    - death date: 02 august 2001    - genre: pop music      - birth date: 20 january 1933    - name: ron townson    - background: solo_singer    - image: the 5th dimension 1971.jpg    - birth place: st. louis , missouri , u.s.    - associated acts: the 5th dimension    - occupation: singer , actor   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ronald townson .
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ronald `` ron '' townson -lrb- january 20 , 1933 -- august 2 , 2001 -rrb- was an american vocalist .he was an original member of the 5th dimension , a popular vocal group of the late 1960s and early 1970s .