The Whispers

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The Whispers
Origin
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Boogie, soul, funk
Years active1963–present
LabelsSoul Clock
Janus
Solar
Capitol
Associated actsCollage
Websitethewhispers.com
MembersWallace Scott
Walter Scott
Leaveil Degree
Past membersMarcus Hutson (deceased)
Gordy Harmon
Nicholas Caldwell (deceased)

The Whispers are an American group from Los Angeles, California, who have scored hit records since the late 1960s. The Whispers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003,[1] and were winners of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award in 2008.[2] By popular vote, the group was inducted into The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame at SoulMusic.com in December 2012,[3] and The Official R&B Music Hall of Fame in 2014.




Contents





  • 1 Career


  • 2 Personnel

    • 2.1 Current members


    • 2.2 Former members


    • 2.3 Former musical directors


    • 2.4 Supporting musicians



  • 3 Discography

    • 3.1 Studio albums


    • 3.2 Live albums


    • 3.3 Compilation albums


    • 3.4 Singles (non - comprehensive)



  • 4 Awards and recognition

    • 4.1 SoulMusic Hall Of Fame at SoulMusic.com



  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Career


The Whispers formed in 1963 in Watts, California. The original members included identical twin brothers Wallace "Scotty" and Walter Scott, along with Gordy Harmon, Marcus Hutson, and Nicholas Caldwell. After being invited to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1966 by Sly Stone, the group relocated to that area where they began developing a reputation as a show-stopping live act. Walter Scott was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War during that period for eighteen months, returning to the group in 1969 after discharge. After Harmon injured his larynx in a driving accident in 1973, he was replaced by former Friends of Distinction member Leaveil Degree.


The group scored many hits on the R&B and Billboard Hot 100 charts throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they hit #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1979/80 with "And the Beat Goes On / "Can You Do the Boogie" / "Out the Box". In 1987, they enjoyed a brief tenure in the Top 10 when "Rock Steady" became their first Top 10 success on the Hot 100, reaching #7, while also capturing the #1 spot on the R&B chart.


After a series of singles on Los Angeles label, Dore, the group signed to a small LA label, Soul Clock, run by producer Ron Carson, who was responsible for their breakthrough hit, "Seems Like I Got To Do Wrong" in 1970. Moving to the larger New York-based Janus label, they continued to be produced by Carson, before he sold all of his recordings to Janus with the group then recording mainly in Philadelphia in the mid '70s. Since that period, most of their studio work has been done in Los Angeles. Their most successful period was in the 1980s with SOLAR Records (Sound Of Los Angeles Records), which was operated by their manager at the time, Dick Griffey. The Whispers later established their own production company, Satin Tie Productions, through which they released their independent 2006 album For Your Ears Only.


The group opened Game 2 of the 1989 World Series at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum with their rendition of the National Anthem.


Marcus Hutson left the group in 1992 due to prostate cancer. According to the Whispers' website, when Hutson died of it in 2000, they vowed to never replace him and started performing as a quartet.


Jerry McNeil resigned his position as keyboardist in the latter part of 1993 in order to spend more time with his family. In 2014, The Whispers were inducted into The Official R&B Music Hall of Fame.


The Philadelphia soul songwriter team Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Bunny Sigler, and Ronnie Baker provided several of The Whispers' songs, including "A Mother for My Children" and "Bingo".


Nicholas Caldwell died of congestive heart failure at his San Francisco home on January 5, 2016.[4]



Personnel



Current members


  • Wallace "Scotty" Scott (born September 23, 1943, Fort Worth, Texas) (1963–present)

  • Walter Scott (born September 23, 1943, Fort Worth, Texas) (1963–present)

  • Leaveil Degree (born July 31, 1948, New Orleans, Louisiana) (1973–present)


Former members


  • Marcus Hutson (born January 8, 1943, St Louis, Missouri, died 2000) (1963-1992)

  • Gordy Harmon (1963-1973)

  • Nicholas Caldwell (born April 5, 1944, Loma Linda, California; died January 5, 2016 San Francisco, California)[5](1963-2016)


Former musical directors


  • Grady "G" Wilkins Jr— musician, writer, producer, vocalist, keyboardist and musical director of the Whispers. Born December 30, 1955 in San Francisco, California and died December 19, 2013.[6]
  • Fulton L. Tashombe - renowned musician, vocalist, composer, arranger, producer, sound engineer, music educator, actor, keyboardist and musical director of Headlights. Born January 7, 1950 in San Francisco, California and died October 14, 2017. [7]


Supporting musicians


  • Emilio Conesa — guitar

  • John Valentino — saxophone

  • Dewayne Sweet — keyboards

  • Jamie Brewer — bass

  • Reggie Rugley — keyboards, programming

  • Magic Mendez - keyboards, bass, background vocals

  • Gino Blacknell - keyboards, bass

  • Harmony Blackwell - programming, background vocals

  • Richard Aguan - Drums

  • Fulton Osborne Tashombe - keyboards, programming


Discography



Studio albums























































































































































































Year
Album
Peak chart positions

Certifications
Record label

US
[8]

US
R&B
[8]

CAN
[9]

UK
[10]
1970

The Whispers





Soul Clock
1972

The Whispers' Love Story
186
34




Janus

Life and Breath

44



1973

Planets of Life

48



1974

Bingo

40



1976

One for the Money
189
40




Soul Train
1977

Open Up Your Love
65
23



1978

Headlights
77
22
80



SOLAR
1979

Whisper in Your Ear
146
28




Happy Holidays to You
201
50




The Whispers
6
1



  • US: Platinum[11]
1980

Imagination
23
3

42

  • US: Gold[11]
1981

This Kind of Lovin'
100
15




Love Is Where You Find It
35
1



  • US: Gold[11]
1982

Happy Holidays to You (re-release)

58



1983

Love for Love
37
2



1984

So Good
88
8



1987

Just Gets Better with Time
22
3

63

  • US: Platinum[11]
1990

More of the Night
83
8



  • US: Gold[11]

Capitol
1994

Christmas Moments

42



1995

Toast to the Ladies
92
8



1997

Songbook, Vol. 1: The Songs of Babyface

27




Interscope
2006

For Your Ears Only

88



Satin Tie
2009

Thankful
172
25



Kingdom
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.


Live albums













Year
Album
Chart positions
Record label

US

US
R&B
2007

Live from Las Vegas


Satin Tie

"—" denotes the album failed to chart


Compilation albums




































































Year
Album
Peak chart positions
Record label

US
[8]

US
R&B
[8]
1975

Greatest Hits

48

Janus
1982

The Best of the Whispers
180


SOLAR
1989

Vintage Whispers


1990

In the Mood



Greatest Hits



Unidisc
1994

30th Anniversary Anthology



Sequel
1996

Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 1

87
SOLAR
1997

Greatest Hits

89
2000

The Best of the Whispers



EMI-Capitol
2001

Early Gold & New Spins



Purple Pyramid

Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 2


SOLAR
2002

Best of the Whispers



BMG Int'l
2003

Anthology



The Right Stuff
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.


Singles (non - comprehensive)

















































































































































































































































































































































Year
Single
Peak chart positions

US
[8]

US
R&B
[8]

US
A/C
[8]

US
Dan
[8]

UK
[10]
1969
"The Time Will Come"

19



1970
"Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong"
50
6



"There's a Love for Everyone"
116
31



1971
"Your Love Is So Doggone Good"
93
19



1972
"Can't Help But Love You"
114
35



"I Only Meant to Wet My Feet"

27



"Somebody Loves You"
94
45



1974
"A Mother for My Children"
92
32



"Bingo"

40



"What More Can a Girl Ask For?"

60



"Where There Is Love"



15

1975
"In Love Forever"

40



1976
"One for the Money (Part 1)"
88
10

4

"Living Together (In Sin)"
101
21



1977
"You're Only as Good as You Think You Are"

91



"Make It with You"
94
10

16

"I'm Gonna Make You My Wife"

54



1978
"(Let's Go) All the Way"
101
10



"(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out"

13



1979
"Can't Do without Love"

43



"Homemade Lovin'"

66



"A Song for Donny"

21



1980
"And the Beat Goes On"
19
1

1
2
"Lady"
28
3
40

55
"My Girl"




26
1981
"It's a Love Thing"
28
2

4
9
"I Can Make It Better"
105
40

44
"This Kind of Lovin'"

17

20

1982
"In the Raw"
103
8

8

"Emergency"

22



1983
"Tonight"
84
4

18

"Keep on Lovin' Me"

4


"This Time"
110
32


81
1984
"Contagious"
105
10

59
56
"Some Kinda Lover"
106
17


91
"Don't Keep Me Waiting"

60



1985
"Hello Stranger" (with Carrie Lucas)

20



1987
"And the Beat Goes On" (re-release)




45
"Rock Steady"
7
1
49

38
"Special F/X"




69
"Just Gets Better with Time"

12



"In the Mood"

16



1988
"No Pain, No Gain"

74


81
1990
"Innocent"
55
3



"My Heart Your Heart"

4



1991
"Is It Good to You"

7



"I Want 2B the 1 4U"

58



1995
"Make Sweet Love to Me"

41



"Come on Home"

60



1996
"Caravan of Love" (with Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons)

89



1997
"My, My, My"

73



"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.


Awards and recognition


The Whispers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.


The Whispers were winners of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award in 2008.



SoulMusic Hall Of Fame at SoulMusic.com


  • Inducted: Group Or Duo* (December 2012)


See also


  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)

  • List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart


References




  1. ^ "The Whispers - Inductees - The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation". vocalgroup.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-11-08..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Rhythm & Blues Foundation - Preserving America's Soul". rhythm-n-blues.org.


  3. ^ "SoulMusic.com". soulmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.


  4. ^ Gail Mitchell (2016-01-06). "Whispers Co-Founder Nicholas Caldwell Dies At 71". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-26.


  5. ^ "We Remember: Nick Caldwell of the Whispers Dies at 71", EuroWeb. Retrieved 6 January 2016


  6. ^ "R.I.P. Grady Wilkins, musical director of the Whispers | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews". SoulTracks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.


  7. ^ Tashombe: Celebrating the Life of Fulton L. Tashombe - YouTube Video - Facebook, R.I.P


  8. ^ abcdefgh "US Charts > The Whispers". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-26.


  9. ^ "CAN Charts > The Whispers". RPM. Retrieved 2016-09-26.


  10. ^ ab "UK Charts > The Whispers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-09-26.


  11. ^ abcde "US Certifications > The Whispers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-09-26.




External links


  • Official website


  • The Whispers at AllMusic Edit this at Wikidata


  • The Whispers discography at Discogs

  • The Whispers 2009 Audio Interview at Soulinterviews.com

  • The Whispers: A History in Pictures - from the Soulwalking U.K. website








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