Dancers move to the rhythm and synchronize their actions to the beat. Even small children seem able to detect the beat in music without anyone having to explain how to do so.

Walter Scott Jr., a founding member of hit-making California R&B group the Whispers, has died. Scott, who sang on disco-funk hits like “And The Beat Goes On” and “Rock Steady,” had been ...

Walter Scott, who with his twin brother Wallace founded the Los Angeles-based R&B group the Whispers — a hit-making force in the 1970s and ‘80s with songs like “And the Beat Goes On ...