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SUMMARY:The Whispers 60Th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Sat. Oct. 17: THE WHISPERS -7:30pm- Tix: $95.00 ($119.70 thro
 ugh Ticketmaster\, $102.00 at the Birchmere Box Office) In the annals of
  R & B history\, the Whispers have earned a solid and memorable position
  as one of the world’s longest-running vocal groups. Celebrating over 55
  years in the industry\, they are the cream of soul\, embellishing smoot
 h ballads and upbeat dance favorites. As one of the premier soul groups 
 to ever grace the stage\, their musical success can be attributed to an 
 ingenious balance of soul\, jazz\, pop\, disco and blues to the delight 
 of millions of fans. They have had thirty-three top ten hits and twenty 
 Billboard charted albums over a span of five decades. The Whispers began
  their legendary career in 1964 when they first organized at Jordan High
  School in Watts\, California\, producing a string of hits continuing ov
 er the last five decades such as “It Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong\,” “And
  the Beat Goes On\,” “Rock Steady\, ” “It’s a Love Thing\,” and “A Song 
 For Donny.” They have emerged as the leading romantic singers of their g
 eneration\, racking up one gold album after another\, and charting 46 Bi
 llboard hits. They are arguably one of the most celebrated balladeer gro
 ups of all time. The Whispers were the first group to be signed to Soul 
 Train Records\, but earned most of their greatest hits with Solar Record
 s. Their music has been sampled 355 times and highlighted in over 600 co
 mpilations. Movies have featured their songs in “Waiting to Exhale\,” “M
 adea’s Family Reunion\,” and “Diary of a Mad Black Woman\,” to name a fe
 w. The sang the title track on Jay Leno’s movie soundtrack “Collision Co
 urse.” The group has not made any personnel changes since 1973 when Leav
 eil Degree replaced Gordy Harmon when his larynx was injured in an accid
 ent. After the passing of Nicholas Caldwell in 2016\, they consisted of 
 Walter Scott\, Wallace “Scotty” Scott\, and Leaveil Degree until Walter’
 s death on June 26\, 2025. Scotty and Leaveil still carry the torch\, a 
 promise made to Walter. They are one of only a few old school groups tha
 t can boast of having a worldwide fan base\, while maintaining their voc
 al dominance and original members. In 2022. the Three remaining Whispers
  began re-recording their music catalog so they can own their masters. T
 he Whispers have always been at the forefront of promoting and inspiring
  social change and human kindness with such hits as “Seems Like I Gotta 
 Do Wrong\,” “Help Them See The Light\,” “Olivia\,” and in 2021 “How Long
 .” Their five decades of accomplishments have been acknowledged by induc
 tion into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame\, presentation of the Governor’s 
 Award by the San Francisco Chapter of the Grammy Awards\, An NAACP Image
  Award\, induction into the Bay Area Blues Society Hall of Fame\, Rhythm
  and Blues Hall of Fame\, the Sammy Davis Jr. “Living Legends” Award by 
 the Black Music Academy of America\, the City of Los Angeles “Living Leg
 ends” Award\, and in March 2022 The Presidential Lifetime Volunteer Serv
 ice Award from President Joseph R. Biden for their community service in 
 the areas of Children’s education\, cancer early detection\, domestic vi
 olence\, human trafficking and social justice. They also received the Do
 ctorate of Humane Letters from the Christian Bible Institute of Houston\
 , Texas. In May 2022\, they received the “Legends” award at the 2022 Bla
 ck Music Honors in Atlanta\, GA. On 11-28-2022\, they were awarded Soul 
 Track Magazine’s People’s Choice Lifetime Achievement Award and featured
  on the front cover of Black Link Magazine. Their most historical ventur
 e is their goal to re-record their catalog of music in an effort to own 
 their sound recordings. They began in 2022 with the release of their two
  most popular singles\, “And the Beat Goes On\, “and “Rock Steady.” It w
 as followed by “Keep On Loving Me” in March of 2023\, “OLIVIA” in June 2
 023\, “This Christmas” in November 2023\, and their single\, “Maybe the 
 Fire Isn’t Out” on New Year’s eve 2023. Artist Website: https://thelegen
 darywhispers.com\n\nTickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/birchmere-tick
 ets-alexandria/venue/172043\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/d3266df
 8-f129-40f4-ab82-3d557da98424
LOCATION:The Birchmere\, Alexandria\, VA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/d3266df8-f129-40f4-ab82-3d557da9842
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