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Medley, Bill.
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Medley, Bill.
Righteous Brothers.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Soul music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Musical groups -- United States.
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Medley, Bill.
Medley, Bill.
Righteous Brothers.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Soul music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Musical groups -- United States.
MARC Display
The time of my life : a Righteous Brother's memoir /
Bill
Medley
with Mike Marino.
by
Medley
,
Bill
.
Da Capo Press, [2014]
Call #:
781.63092 M491t
Subjects
Medley
,
Bill
.
Righteous Brothers.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Soul music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Musical groups -- United States.
ISBN:
9780306823169 (hc.)
0306823160 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Righteous Brother's memoir
Description:
xi, 228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Orange County graffiti -- The Paramours -- The rendezvous ballroom -- The double-whammy -- The Beatles -- Shindig -- The Cow Palace -- We're, uh, I'm off to New York -- Riding the wave -- The green light from Sinatra -- That's the B-side -- Soul and inspiration -- Sweet Karen -- The "new" Righteous Brothers -- I can't make it alone -- Hey Jude -- Elvis -- No voice, no choice -- The second time around -- Relationships -- Lights, camera, action -- From dogshit to diamonds -- The beat goes on -- The half -- November 5, 2003 -- The fans -- Beyond Bobby -- Kid stuff -- In my head and heart -- Last call.
Summary:
"They weren't really brothers, but
Bill
Medley
and Bobby Hatfield were most definitely righteous, defining and perhaps even inspiring the term "blue-eyed soul" in the mid-'60s.
Bill
Medley
's indelible baritone adorns some of the biggest hits of the twentieth century -- "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration," "Rock and Roll Heaven." He and his musical partner, the late Bobby Hatfield, formed the Righteous Brothers in 1963. After the Phil Spector-produced "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hit #1 in 1964 and Bobby Hatfield's sweeping solo vocal turn on "Unchained Melody" enchanted millions, the Righteous Brothers found themselves in the thick of the musical and cultural changes sweeping the nation.
Medley
sang the low parts with his deep, soulful baritone, with Hatfield taking the higher register vocals with his soaring tenor. They toured with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, became friends with Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys, and brought rhythm and blues to the largest cross-over audience it had reached to date. A memoir of those times and beyond, an unvarnished look at
Bill
Medley
's personal triumphs and tragedies through the filter of five decades.
Medley
shares his thoughts and feelings about the African-American music that inspired him, his loving yet tumultuous and complicated relationship with Bobby Hatfield, who died suddenly in 2003, the murder of his first wife Karen and his struggle to raise their son alone, his close friendship with Elvis and its sad ending, his deep depression over losing his voice (and how he got it back), his smash duet with Jennifer Warnes on "(I've Had) the Time of My Life" for the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, and how he learned to settle down and become a family man and enjoy a nearly thirty-year (and counting) marriage"--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Other authors:
Marino, Mike.
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