Profile
Bill Medley
Singer + Songwriter + Musician
Male
Born
Sep 19, 1940
Age
72
Genres
Blue-eyed soul
Instruments
Human voice
Performed With
The Righteous Bro...
Record Label
United Artists Re...
William Thomas Medley is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers. Medley met his singing partner Bobby Hatfield while attending California State University, Long Beach. The pair began singing as a duo in 1962.… Read More
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News + Updates
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Nico Lang: 10 Love Lessons You Can Learn From The '80sHuffington Post - Nov 26, 2012
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Le Ann Rimes Parties Like It’s Her Birthday, All Month Long!Radar Online - Aug 21, 2012 -
Mike Ragogna: Soul & Inspiration: A Conversation With Songwriters Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Plus Milan's Calibro 35Huffington Post - Jul 09, 2012
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Bill Medley: Bill Medley 100% / Soft And Soulful (Review)Pop Matters - Apr 26, 2012
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Bill Medley.
CHILDHOOD
1940
Birth
Born on September 19, 1940.
TWENTIES
The duo broke up in 1968, but returned with another hit in 1974, "Rock And Roll Heaven", and they continued to appear together until Hatfield's death in November 2003.
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1969
28 Years Old
In 1969, he won 2nd place at the Festival Internacional da Cançao (FIC) in Rio de Janeiro, with the song "Evie", by Jimmy Webb.
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FORTIES
1984
43 Years Old
In 1984 and 1985, he charted 5 singles on the country charts with the biggest of these being the Top 20 country hit, "I Still Do".
1987
46 Years Old
In 1987 his duet with Jennifer Warnes, "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", was included on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack album, and the single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
1988
47 Years Old
The song won Medley and Warnes a 1988 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the composers.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2006
65 Years Old
Medley's daughter, McKenna Medley, is herself a singer and as of November 2006 was performing in Branson, Missouri as opening act for The Comets.
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