Billy Scott Dies at 70, “The Prophets” Singer

Billy Scott Dies at 70, “The Prophets” Singer Many fans of the 60s and 70′s blues band The Prophets mourn today as the news of talented singer Billy Scott’s passing spreads around.

R&B singer Billy Scott of The Prophets dies in Charlotte at age 70, recorded 1960s, ‘70s hits

After he was discharged in 1964, he changed his name and with his wife, Barbara, in 1966 began recording as The Prophets.
Their first gold record was 1968’s “I Got the Fever. ” Other hits included “California” and “Seaside Love” as the Georgia Prophets.
The group recorded a number of hits in the 1970s in the beach music genre, a regional variant of R&B.
Scott was inducted into the
North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 1999.