Rhythm and blues singer Billy Scott has died in North Carolina at age 70.
Born Peter Pendleton in Huntington, W. Va., he sang with various groups while in the Army. 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. -
