Legendary R&B vocalist Walter Scott, co-founder of the beloved soul group The Whispers, has passed away at age 81. His death follows a brief illness that had recently kept him from performing.

The R&B world is in mourning after the announcement of the death of Walter Scott, a member of the soul group, The Whispers. According to SoulTracks, the co-founder of the group, who was battling ...

Walter Scott, who with his twin brother Wallace founded the Los Angeles-based R&B group the Whispers — a hit-making force in the 1970s and ‘80s with songs like “And the Beat Goes On ...

Walter Scott Jr., a founding member of the R&B group The Whispers, has died from cancer at age 81, PEOPLE can confirm. The Whispers is known for hits like "And the Beat Goes on" and "Rock Steady." ...

The R&B world is in mourning after the announcement of the death of Walter Scott, a member of the soul group, The Whispers. According to SoulTracks, the co-founder of the group, who was battling ...

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Walter C. Scott Jr., the singer and co-founder of the R&B group The Whispers — along with his identical twin brother Wallace Scott “Scotty” — has died, a rep for Scott said in a statement ...

Walter Scott Jr., who led R&B group the Whispers as a vocalist with his twin “Scotty,” died Thursday. He was 81. “We all are incredibly heartbroken,” wrote Desirae Benson, who worked as a ...

Walter Scott, who with his twin brother Wallace “Scotty” founded the legendary R&B group The Whispers, has died at the age of 81, after a six-month bout with cancer, his ...

Walter Scott, co-founder of The Whispers and voice behind hits like “And the Beat Goes On” and “Rock Steady,” has died at 81 after a battle with cancer, according to local reports.