No, you are confusing them with Buddy Holly being invited to play at the Apollo Theater. They were playing at a club in Santa Ana, Orange County, CA. Black Marines from the El Toro Marine base heard some white guys were singing R & B and decided to check them out. It was the Marines who started calling them righteous brothers during the months they appeared at that club, while they were on stage and off. When they recorded Little Latin Lupe Lu, as a duo, they needed a name to put on the record. They couldn't use The Paramours since it was only the two of them. Bobby suggested they use the name the marines were calling them.
@@1perfectpitch No, it's definitely you. The nightclub was Jon's Black Derby in Bill Medley's hometown of Santa Ana. The rest is as I said in my other comment.
The Righteous Brothers are not brothers. They are Bill Medley, the baritone (singing this song) and Bobby Hatfield, the tenor who sang "Unchained Melody". Early in their career they struggled with what to call themselves but somebody from the audience yelled, "that was righteous, brother" so they became the Righteous Brothers. My two favorite songs from them are "Soul And Inspiration" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling". You may have heard Bills voice in the theme song to "Dirty Dancing" called "The Time Of My Life" which he sang with Jennifer Warnes.
@@localnetsolutions I knew it was a Marine but did not know where he was stationed at. There are multiple bases in the state of California and a couple near there also. Thanks for the clarification though.
I heard that she is thinking of doing another duet with Bill about a year ago, I haven't heard anything since but I hope it happens. She was someone I knew back in the early 70's.
Hey baby girl that's bill he's got the deep voice!! And that check this out this is the mid-sixties it was Elvis and The righteous Brothers and they gave all the props to black rhythm and blues and spiritual gospel.
Do you know who played guitar on this song? I tried to Google it & couldn't find anything. Muddy Waters released this song first & of course, played the guitar. The style of the guitarist, on this recording, sounds familiar to me, but I can't place the artist. Thanks.
Your hearing what they grew up on. Britt your correct. They grew up listening to Little Richard, Ray Charles, BB King. And yes, they were mistaken for being Black because they sang with so much soul in their voices! Their music was labeled, " Blue Eyed Soul and they were proud of that. Love those two! RIP Bobby Hatfield! And keep on singing Bill Medley!!
This is called blue-eyed soul. These guys were the best. Bobby Hatfield with his beautiful tenor voice & Bill Medley with his deeper voice. They were magic together. Other great songs by them is "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "Soul & Inspiration", "Just Once In My Life", "Ebb Tide", "Rock & Roll Heaven" etc.
These two heartthrobs from the sixties were not biological brothers but rather soul brothers. We were so fortunate they came together. Hence the term: blue eyed soul. Wait till you hear Bobby 'Ken Doll' do his solo Summertime. They each have solos's and numerous duo's that hit the charts: You'll never walk alone, Just once in my life; Soul and Inspiration; Justine and You've lost that loving feeling to name a few.
Part of what made these two so great was their differences both physically and musically. Bill (tall and dark bass-baritone ) was a blues singer and Bobby (short and blond first tenor) liked doo wop. They both sang Rhythm and blues with all their heart and soul though and their catalogue includes everything from hard rock to ballads. In the mid sixties they were the hottest group out there … still performing in 2003 when Bobby passed. Bill has continued to sing to sell out venues at the age of 82.
Willie Dixon wrote this tune and everyone has done a cover of it from Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones to Etta James , just a freaking cool tune but even at my age of 71 and a musician and a Huge Righteous Brothers fan i have never heard their version
Elvis has great Blues songs too - Mean woman blues, Steamroller Blues, etc. You’d also enjoy Elvis’s gospel side (How great thou art, You gave me a mountain, and with his daughte Where no one stands alone). BB King said Elvis was an excellent blues singer.
When that song came out the parents were outraged. It was too sexy for young people to be listening to. Of course, that only made us want to listen to it more. That was my generation and the music we listened to then.
That was the other half of the pair BILL MEDLEY both were some of the greatest soul singers of that time , this is self evident by the fact that 50 years later people are still playing it .The other half of the pair is Bobby Hatfield .the name of the pair came from a gig in a club where they were singing and a customer yelled that's righous brother and so the name stuck also Angelina sang this song in concert age 12 , try it ,you'll like it
I remember THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS from my youth, but I had never heard this one before. The group FOGHAT does a nice rock-n-roll version of this song as well! Thanks much! 😊
We saw them at least four times in the seventies in our home town of Chicago! That's what my boyfriend/husband used to sing to me and still does!! Lol!! What a nut!
I never heard this version either. I heard the Etta James version & she sure could belt out those Jazz/Blues songs. I'm so glad that her Son had her sing & record those types of songs. Unfortunately, in the 50s & 60s, some singers were pigeonholed into a certain genre of music & were never really able to show everything they had & could do. Going from "At Last" to "Damn Your Eyes" ("Seven Year Itch" album) was a far stretch that Etta James did flawlessly. RIP- Dear Lady.
A really great cover of a Muddy Waters Song. Shout out and Respect to all the AWESOME Blues Musicians who laid the foundation of what would become Rock & Roll.
Such a great (and appreciative) reaction to Bill (lower voice) and Bobby (higher voice) - and your Ray Charles reference was spot-on in my opinion!! They brought grit/soul/R&B to their music in so many different ways - Bobby joining Bill in this song is always a show-stopper for me - so "Righteous!!" And I completely agree with ClandOp: you are on the fast trip to 30,000 that I have seen, and deservedly so. Thank you for the very enjoyable reaction!!
No, they were not biological brothers. They got their name when singing in front of a crowd, and someone jumped up and yelled RIGHTEOUS BROTHER!!! Bobby Hatfield was a tenor, and Bill Medley is a baritone. Obviously, it is Bill singing in this song. It was Bobby singing "Unchained Melody", which was the first song by them you reacted to.
For future reference "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by the Righteous Brothers was the most listened-to recording of the 20th century, according to BMI.
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According to Bill Medley, [the tall one,] they adopted the name The Righteous Brothers for the duo because black Marines from the El Toro Marine base started calling them "righteous brothers". At the end of a performance, a black U.S. Marine in the audience would shout, "That was righteous, brothers!", and would greet them with "Hey righteous brothers, how you doin'?" on meeting them.
Hi Britt, Look at you putting on that "Stank-Face" look so early in the reaction!!! The Righteous Brothers have that affect, they are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and IMHO they have "G.O.A.T. STATUS!!!"
New subscriber here. I really like your reactions. I'm a fan of the Righteous Brothers, not real brothers but I never heard this before, I'm loving it!!
Righteous Brothers (not biological) Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley. You should to react to "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" their biggest hit. By the way the Righteous Brothers appeared at my Los Angeles area High School in the 1960s ~ (So did The Drifters, and even Tina Turner)
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First time hearing this. Rather loving it. Wondering why I've never heard any Righteous Brothers music other than Unchained Melody. No idea that Bill Medley was a blues man. Gorgeous. Adding this to the playlist.
It's as if Bill Medley was born to sing this song. With this and "Unchained Melody", they have covered the whole span of longing serene love to pure primal lust. I'm in awe.
Hahahaha seeing young peoples reaction to The Righteous Brothers, from music from when we was kids. Priceless. the tearm was given toi the Blue Eyed Soul. Hahahaha. Love seeing peoples reaction makes it even more enloyable for me. Thanks.
This is what they were early on .Bill did a interview where he said they were playing in south California and around the navy bases the Black Marines were as a group were say their music was righteous and that is were they picked up the name .
I love your commentary and glad you enjoy Bill Medley also inviting in Bobby Hatfield to harmonize with him. Also announcing in the lyrics this man singing to his lady love desires to help her in the home chores...sharing the responsibilities so an outdoor interlude of super closeness will respectfully take place....he really treasures his woman...yes with TRUE LOVING.😂
Britt, you've got to dig up their earliest rockin' hits on the Moonglow label -- Koko Joe, My Babe, Little Latin Lupe Lu, Try To Find Another Man, B-Flat Blues. Great stuff that is hardly played at all these days. The reaction videos I've seen so far on You Tube on the Righteous Brothers always seem to be from their career on the Philles label, when they were given a lot of old, slow standards to re-do. The Philles songs were bigger hits for them than the Moonglow days, but the music is very different. Play those early rockers -- that's where they got the name "Righteous"!
You need to do a review of “You lost that loving feeling “ next. These blue-eyed soul singers were heartthrobs in their day. The 50s and early 60s had a lot of Ken dolls. The Time/Life magazine people coined the term “Teen Idol” when they did a feature article on Ricky Nelson. I bet you’ll swoon wh n you see him perform “There will never be anyone else but you”. “Garden Party” was performed later and is a response to being booed off stage. He died in a plane crash shortly after that song went big.
They got their name because they played a lot of clubs down by Camp Pendleton in California. The soldiers would yell out “that’s righteous brother”. It is the music of my teens. All of our music was not the bubble gum stuff people think of. Look up the top selling songs of 1965.
Oh you want some blues give Marc Broussard a listen....that's Southern Bayou Blues . Home is debut and its fantastic but for some bluesy soul try his cover of Cry to Me (Solomon Burke).
They agreed that each album each would do a solo song. No they arenot related. They were performing at a club down south after the show a soldier yelled that's righteous brother.
Fun fact. I've heard you reference Dirty Dancing before. The deeper, raspier voice is the Male vocalist in the song at the end of dirty dancing, I've had the time of my life.
Not brothers: Two white guys who sang at a Marine Base near Long Beach, CA...Blacks heard they sang soul so they came to hear them and loved them and cried out: "That's RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS!" And the name stuck...
Their music created the term Blue Eyed Soul. Also, because I know you'll react to You've Lost That Loving Feeling, notice at the start of the song they're sitting while hitting the notes and harmonizing. To do it while sitting takes a different kind of talent.
IF you love the Righteous Brothers' 'Blue-Eyed Soul', you should try another 60's artist, Timi Yuro. She once opened for Frank Sinatra and Elvis came to see her when she played Vegas. Try "Hurt", "What's A Matter, Baby", ""Make the World Go Away", or her cover of Patsy Cline's "She's Got You".
It was not Ken doll singing. They were not brothers, just the band name. Back in the day everyone thought they were black until they started making appearances on tv. Brilliant.
This song wasn't played on the radio because the censors thought it was too raunchy.
A prime example of "Blue-Eyed Soul"
When the RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS were in concert in your city - 9 months later there was a spike in births...
They got booked sight unseen into a black club and when they finished their set someone shouted "That's Righteous Brothers" and the name stuck.
No, you are confusing them with Buddy Holly being invited to play at the Apollo Theater. They were playing at a club in Santa Ana, Orange County, CA. Black Marines from the El Toro Marine base heard some white guys were singing R & B and decided to check them out. It was the Marines who started calling them righteous brothers during the months they appeared at that club, while they were on stage and off. When they recorded Little Latin Lupe Lu, as a duo, they needed a name to put on the record. They couldn't use The Paramours since it was only the two of them. Bobby suggested they use the name the marines were calling them.
@@Aurora-tp3dy No, I am not confused but you certainly are.
@@1perfectpitch No, it's definitely you. The nightclub was Jon's Black Derby in Bill Medley's hometown of Santa Ana. The rest is as I said in my other comment.
The Righteous Brothers are not brothers. They are Bill Medley, the baritone (singing this song) and Bobby Hatfield, the tenor who sang "Unchained Melody". Early in their career they struggled with what to call themselves but somebody from the audience yelled, "that was righteous, brother" so they became the Righteous Brothers. My two favorite songs from them are "Soul And Inspiration" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling".
You may have heard Bills voice in the theme song to "Dirty Dancing" called "The Time Of My Life" which he sang with Jennifer Warnes.
Noted!
That was a young Marine who yelled "that's rightous brother" at them in a show which gave them the name.
@@RobertJones-ux6nc Bill said it was a Marine from El Toro Marine Air Base
@@localnetsolutions I knew it was a Marine but did not know where he was stationed at. There are multiple bases in the state of California and a couple near there also. Thanks for the clarification though.
I heard that she is thinking of doing another duet with Bill about a year ago, I haven't heard anything since but I hope it happens. She was someone I knew back in the early 70's.
Hey baby girl that's bill he's got the deep voice!! And that check this out this is the mid-sixties it was Elvis and The righteous Brothers and they gave all the props to black rhythm and blues and spiritual gospel.
Each "Brother" had top of the mountain vocal talent. To experience the two of them performing together must have been one of life's best times.
Music from the best generation ever!!
I love how you reacted to the song. I LOVE the Blues. So glad you do, too. LOL These guys were so great together. One of the best duos ever.
Do you know who played guitar on this song? I tried to Google it & couldn't find anything. Muddy Waters released this song first & of course, played the guitar. The style of the guitarist, on this recording, sounds familiar to me, but I can't place the artist. Thanks.
Your hearing what they grew up on. Britt your correct. They grew up listening to Little Richard, Ray Charles, BB King. And yes, they were mistaken for being Black because they sang with so much soul in their voices! Their music was labeled, " Blue Eyed Soul and they were proud of that. Love those two! RIP Bobby Hatfield! And keep on singing Bill Medley!!
This is called blue-eyed soul. These guys were the best. Bobby Hatfield with his beautiful tenor voice & Bill Medley with his deeper voice. They were magic together. Other great songs by them is "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "Soul & Inspiration", "Just Once In My Life", "Ebb Tide", "Rock & Roll Heaven" etc.
Np, _this_ is blues - in its purety
they did different stuff
Missed Bobby Caldwell
You are quite simply the most authentic reactor to music that I have ever seen.
It sounds like it is time to go down the Righteous Brother's rabbit hole. I can't wait to see your reaction to Bobby singing 'Summertime"
These two heartthrobs from the sixties were not biological brothers but rather soul brothers. We were so fortunate they came together. Hence the term: blue eyed soul. Wait till you hear Bobby 'Ken Doll' do his solo Summertime. They each have solos's and numerous duo's that hit the charts: You'll never walk alone, Just once in my life; Soul and Inspiration; Justine and You've lost that loving feeling to name a few.
Part of what made these two so great was their differences both physically and musically. Bill (tall and dark bass-baritone ) was a blues singer and Bobby (short and blond first tenor) liked doo wop. They both sang Rhythm and blues with all their heart and soul though and their catalogue includes everything from hard rock to ballads. In the mid sixties they were the hottest group out there … still performing in 2003 when Bobby passed. Bill has continued to sing to sell out venues at the age of 82.
Willie Dixon wrote this tune and everyone has done a cover of it from Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones to Etta James , just a freaking cool tune but even at my age of 71 and a musician and a Huge Righteous Brothers fan i have never heard their version
Foghat did a killer version too!
They are Bill Medley the deep voice and Bobby Hatfield Ken doll. Bobby passed away when he was 63 RIP
Elvis has great Blues songs too - Mean woman blues, Steamroller Blues, etc. You’d also enjoy Elvis’s gospel side (How great thou art, You gave me a mountain, and with his daughte Where no one stands alone). BB King said Elvis was an excellent blues singer.
Been listening to the Righteous Brothers since they were new, but never heard this before. Thank you.
When that song came out the parents were outraged. It was too sexy for young people to be listening to. Of course, that only made us want to listen to it more. That was my generation and the music we listened to then.
And while they 'took their inspiration' from black blues music, they made it 'acceptable' to a wide-stream, white audience.
That was the other half of the pair BILL MEDLEY both were some of the greatest soul singers of that time , this is self evident by the fact that 50 years later
people are still playing it .The other half of the pair is Bobby Hatfield .the name of the pair came from a gig in a club where they were singing and a customer yelled that's righous brother and so the name stuck also Angelina sang this song in concert age 12 , try it ,you'll like it
I remember THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS from my youth, but I had never heard this one before. The group FOGHAT does a nice rock-n-roll version of this song as well! Thanks much! 😊
We saw them at least four times in the seventies in our home town of Chicago! That's what my boyfriend/husband used to sing to me and still does!! Lol!! What a nut!
Yeah. I didn't know this version, either. Muddy Waters would've been proud.
I never heard this version either.
I heard the Etta James version & she sure could belt out those Jazz/Blues songs. I'm so glad that her Son had her sing & record those types of songs. Unfortunately, in the 50s & 60s, some singers were pigeonholed into a certain genre of music & were never really able to show everything they had & could do. Going from "At Last" to "Damn Your Eyes" ("Seven Year Itch" album) was a far stretch that Etta James did flawlessly. RIP- Dear Lady.
They got their name because they played in a black nightclub and the other performer's said you brothers are righteous. True story.
A really great cover of a Muddy Waters Song. Shout out and Respect to all the AWESOME Blues Musicians who laid the foundation of what would become Rock & Roll.
They were called “the blue eyes soul brothers”❤ Bill Medley (dark hair) Bobby Hatfield (blonde)
Such a great (and appreciative) reaction to Bill (lower voice) and Bobby (higher voice) - and your Ray Charles reference was spot-on in my opinion!! They brought grit/soul/R&B to their music in so many different ways - Bobby joining Bill in this song is always a show-stopper for me - so "Righteous!!" And I completely agree with ClandOp: you are on the fast trip to 30,000 that I have seen, and deservedly so. Thank you for the very enjoyable reaction!!
No, they were not biological brothers. They got their name when singing in front of a crowd, and someone jumped up and yelled RIGHTEOUS BROTHER!!!
Bobby Hatfield was a tenor, and Bill Medley is a baritone. Obviously, it is Bill singing in this song. It was Bobby singing "Unchained Melody", which was the first song by them you reacted to.
Although they did an album called "The Sons of Mrs. Righteous."
For future reference "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by the Righteous Brothers was the most listened-to recording of the 20th century, according to BMI.
Bobby Hatfield is considered a counter tenor than just a tenor.
73 year old wb who was weened on "motown"...just found this channel, lucky me!! darling you react so fine with voice, face, and body...truly heartfelt...new sub here, I'm hooked.... you are the complete package for real.....if I was 50 years younger< I would be chasing after you, you are so cute...........
Now listen to "Summer Time " with Bobby sings it alone. It's great and SO Different from " Unchained melody ".
According to Bill Medley, [the tall one,] they adopted the name The Righteous Brothers for the duo because black Marines from the El Toro Marine base started calling them "righteous brothers". At the end of a performance, a black U.S. Marine in the audience would shout, "That was righteous, brothers!", and would greet them with "Hey righteous brothers, how you doin'?" on meeting them.
their music was known as ." blue eyed soul " and damned near everyone liked it ! they were big back in the day !
So much talent, always a pleasure to listen to them.
Hi Britt, Look at you putting on that "Stank-Face" look so early in the reaction!!! The Righteous Brothers have that affect, they are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and IMHO they have "G.O.A.T. STATUS!!!"
This time it's Bill Medley. Who later had a solo career. Bobby Hatfield died quite young, in the 90's I believe.
New subscriber here. I really like your reactions. I'm a fan of the Righteous Brothers, not real brothers but I never heard this before, I'm loving it!!
That was my favorite Cosby episode. Rudy was singing a song from Ray Charles. She was sooo cute and " Cliff Huxtuble" finished it off. Classic!!❤❤
Yep, it's funk, nasty, down & dirty. Love it it.
Bill medley sang 'The time of your life' in the movie dirty dancing. You may want to check that one out.
Unchained melody
That is Bill Medley singing. Bobby Hatfield sang Unchained Melody on your other video. Try You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’! 😊
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Righteous Brothers (not biological) Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley. You should to react to "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" their biggest hit. By the way the Righteous Brothers appeared at my Los Angeles area High School in the 1960s ~ (So did The Drifters, and even Tina Turner)
Summertime (live) is absolutely insane, bobby vocals are just out of this world !
Never knew they did this Muddy Waters cover.
You need to check out Ebb Tide sung by Bobby Hatfield(the shorter blonde 👱♂️ haired one)and the ending......
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Also Bobby Hatfield singing summertime ❤
"Ebb Tide" will have you climbing the walls towards the end!
I love seeing your reactions to this Classic Duo from my youth.
First time hearing this. Rather loving it. Wondering why I've never heard any Righteous Brothers music other than Unchained Melody. No idea that Bill Medley was a blues man. Gorgeous. Adding this to the playlist.
“Soul and Inspiration”
Blue-Eyed Soul!
That was Glenn Campbell on guitar.
What you are trying to explain about the feeling in the earphones is sometimes referred to as an eargasm.
It's as if Bill Medley was born to sing this song. With this and "Unchained Melody", they have covered the whole span of longing serene love to pure primal lust. I'm in awe.
This is what you call " belly rubbin " music.
Yes it is.
A classic blues song; they do a great job with it. Several British rock bands have covered this song as well. Reminds me a lot of "Mannish Boy".
Best reaction 😅
Great reaction! If you want to get to some of their more 'duet' type songs, try Soul and Inspiration or Just Once In My Life!
Amazing brothers amazing voices i love i love
The tall one with the dark hair is Bill Medley. The blonde is Bobby Hatfield
Hahahaha seeing young peoples reaction to The Righteous Brothers, from music from when we was kids. Priceless. the tearm was given toi the Blue Eyed Soul. Hahahaha. Love seeing peoples reaction makes it even more enloyable for me. Thanks.
This is what they were early on .Bill did a interview where he said they were playing in south California and around the navy bases the Black Marines were as a group were say their music was righteous and that is were they picked up the name .
Tagged "Righteous Brothers " by black marines from camp pendleton who followed them in the L A nightclubs.
I love your commentary and glad you enjoy Bill Medley also inviting in Bobby Hatfield to harmonize with him. Also announcing in the lyrics this man singing to his lady love desires to help her in the home chores...sharing the responsibilities so an outdoor interlude of super closeness will respectfully take place....he really treasures his woman...yes with TRUE LOVING.😂
Blue eyed Soul...
"You've Lost That Loving Feeling",
The story of their name was one night they were singing in a little club and when they finished someone said that was 'Righteous Bother" !
Britt, you've got to dig up their earliest rockin' hits on the Moonglow label -- Koko Joe, My Babe, Little Latin Lupe Lu, Try To Find Another Man, B-Flat Blues. Great stuff that is hardly played at all these days. The reaction videos I've seen so far on You Tube on the Righteous Brothers always seem to be from their career on the Philles label, when they were given a lot of old, slow standards to re-do. The Philles songs were bigger hits for them than the Moonglow days, but the music is very different. Play those early rockers -- that's where they got the name "Righteous"!
Yes! It does feel like and even the voice is like Ray Charles!
You need to do a review of “You lost that loving feeling “ next. These blue-eyed soul singers were heartthrobs in their day. The 50s and early 60s had a lot of Ken dolls. The Time/Life magazine people coined the term “Teen Idol” when they did a feature article on Ricky Nelson. I bet you’ll swoon wh n you see him perform “There will never be anyone else but you”. “Garden Party” was performed later and is a response to being booed off stage. He died in a plane crash shortly after that song went big.
The song you mentioned from The Cosby Show? The Righteous Brothers did that one, too - along with The Blossoms! Check it out!
They got their name because they played a lot of clubs down by Camp Pendleton in California. The soldiers would yell out “that’s righteous brother”. It is the music of my teens. All of our music was not the bubble gum stuff people think of. Look up the top selling songs of 1965.
Bobby is the back ground. Hesthe one who u listened to when he sang Unchained Melody.
Oh you want some blues give Marc Broussard a listen....that's Southern Bayou Blues . Home is debut and its fantastic but for some bluesy soul try his cover of Cry to Me (Solomon Burke).
Willie Dixon wrote this song in 1954, and a host of soul/blues singers have covered it.
I read that it is very possible BB King did the guitar on this piece.
Try jimmy barnes and john farnham "when something is wrong with my baby" live performance in particular the "hey hey it's Saturday" version.
Bob Medley (the deep voiced one) said in an interview that he was influenced by Ray Charles
Did you react to their song lost that loving feeling yet? You should watch that
Bill got his blues voice by listening to Ray Charles.
At the beginning of your reaction you crack me up man
BB...KING
Blue Eyed soul!!
They agreed that each album each would do a solo song. No they arenot related. They were performing at a club down south after the show a soldier yelled that's righteous brother.
Southern California
Fun fact. I've heard you reference Dirty Dancing before. The deeper, raspier voice is the Male vocalist in the song at the end of dirty dancing, I've had the time of my life.
Not brothers: Two white guys who sang at a Marine Base near Long Beach, CA...Blacks heard they sang soul so they came to hear them and loved them and cried out: "That's RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS!" And the name stuck...
They were called The Paramours. One time in San Diego a Marine said to them "That's righteous brother." That is how they got the name.
Their music created the term Blue Eyed Soul. Also, because I know you'll react to You've Lost That Loving Feeling, notice at the start of the song they're sitting while hitting the notes and harmonizing. To do it while sitting takes a different kind of talent.
Wait till you hear " you've lost that loving feeling " !!! . Your reactions are great by the way.
Try their song "Soul and Inspiration" One of their premiere hits.
this song is fire :)
Blue eyed soul they call this music
When, Motown’s first A&R man William Mickey Stevenson says that these guys had soul! What more need be said!
IF you love the Righteous Brothers' 'Blue-Eyed Soul', you should try another 60's artist, Timi Yuro. She once opened for Frank Sinatra and Elvis came to see her when she played Vegas. Try "Hurt", "What's A Matter, Baby", ""Make the World Go Away", or her cover of Patsy Cline's "She's Got You".
also try "Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Loving Feeling"
It was not Ken doll singing. They were not brothers, just the band name. Back in the day everyone thought they were black until they started making appearances on tv. Brilliant.
Willie Dixon wrote this song in 1954, Muddy Waters was the first to record it, Foghat realized a version in 1972
Not brothers while doing a gig someone in the audience yelled out after doing a song Righteous, Brothers
Bill Medley people!!