Walter Scott Jr., one of the original voices behind the R&B group The Whispers, has died. He was 81.
According to the Los Angeles Sentinel, Scott passed away on Thursday, June 26, in Northridge, California, six months after being diagnosed with cancer. He was surrounded by family.
Born in Texas in 1944, Scott later moved to Los Angeles with his family. There, in 1963, he and his twin brother Wallace joined with Nicholas Caldwell, Marcus Hutson, and Gordy Harmon to form The Whispers, a group that would go on to become one of the most respected acts in R&B history…