In 2014, he wrote and published his autobiography with Robert-Allan Arno, From the Hobo Flats to The 5th Dimension - A Life Fulfilled in Baseball, Photography, and Music.

He is a professional photographer for Playboy, Ebony, Jet, People, and Harper's Bazaar magazines.

[4] After he graduated from high school, McLemore enlisted in the United States Navy, and worked as an aerial photographer.

It was because of his photo shoot at the Miss Black Beauty Pageant in the mid-1960s that he met Marilyn McCoo and Florence LaRue which ultimately led to The 5th Dimension being created.

[4] He co-wrote two songs recorded by The 5th Dimension, A Love Like Ours (with Bob Alcivar)[6] and The Singer (with Elliot Willensky).