Gordy Harmon, a founding member of the beloved R&B group The Whispers, died on Thursday (Jan. 5). He was 79.
The information of his demise was initially reported by ABC7, who famous that the soul musician died peacefully in his sleep, and that his household believes he died of pure causes and had no severe sicknesses.
Harmon based The Whispers within the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles with twin brothers Wallace and Walter Scott, Marcus Hutson and Nicholas Caldwell in 1964.
Throughout Harmon’s time within the group, The Whispers took over the R&B world with albums like Life and Breath, in addition to 1972’s The Whispers’ Love Story, which climbed as much as No. 34 on Billboard’s High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and featured Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charting singles “Can’t Assist However Love You” (No. 35), “I Solely Meant to Moist My Ft” (No. 27), “Your Love Is So Doggone Good” (No. 19) and “There’s a Love for Everybody” (No. 31).
Sadly, Harmon’s time in The Whispers was lower brief in 1973, when he suffered a larynx damage after a driving accident, in keeping with the Los Angeles Sentinel. He was changed by Leaveil Diploma.
