Even at their impressive ages, the band is fun, talkative and charming on stage. The Whispers are legends in their genre, and it is clear why. However, the Whispers have a far more mature, mellow sound that is fitting of their name. When they first appeared on stage, I was reminded of a mature Jackson Five. The Whispers are the epitome of an all-black, afro toting boogie group: they have funk, they have soul and they have a stage presence that is unrivalled in their genre. The “And the Beat Goes On” singers still perform to this day. It was in 2014, that The Whispers were inducted into The R&B Music Hall of Fame. They have been responsible for some very memorable performances indeed such as their performance of the National Anthem at the 1989 World Series. Much later in their career they started their own label called Satin Tie Productions, and released an album called “For Your Ears Only”. Moving again to a larger label called Janus, they decided to stick to working with Carson however, during the height of their career the band was signed to SOLAR Records who were led by Dick Griffey. They were lead by Ron Carson, who became responsible for their huge hit, “Seem Like I Got To Do Wrong” in 1970. They are a band that originally started their career on a major label, but decided to downsize to a smaller label based in Los Angeles called Soul Clock. Their first breakthrough into Top 40 was the song “Rock Steady”, which made it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it to number 7. The Whispers were officially hit makers with the height of their fame being the 1970s and 1980s. Wallace Scott was the voice of the band and was the lead singer on the vast majority of their hits.
The Whispers came together in 1964, in California, and they were made up of twin brothers Wallace and Walter Scott.
0 kommentar(er)
