Gordy Harmon, who was a founding member of the R&B group The Whispers, has passed away on Thursday, January, fifth at the age of 79. It was reported that he had passed in his sleep, and that his family believes he died due to natural causes and had no serious illnesses.
Harmon had founded The Whispers in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles with his twin brothers Wallace and Walter Scott, Marcus Hutson and Nicholas Caldwell in 1964.
The Whispers were responsible for various hits such as 1972’s Love Story that climbed to number 34 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and also featured Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charting singles, “Can’t Help But Love You” (No. 35), “I Only Meant to Wet My Feet” (No. 27), “Your Love Is So Doggone Good” (No. 19) and “There’s a Love for Everyone” (No. 31).
After Harmon had a larynx injury due to a driving incident, he was replaced by Leaveil Degree.
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