In 1974, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield announced their reunion at an appearance on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour television show. They signed with Haven Records, and within a few weeks of reforming, they recorded their comeback song: "Rock And Roll Heaven", a paean to several deceased Rock singers which became a hit, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Several more minor hits on Haven Records followed. After 1975, however, The Righteous Brothers would not appear on music charts except for re-releases of older songs and compilation albums, some of which were re-recordings of earlier works. Between 1976 and 1981, Hatfield and Medley stopped performing as a duo after the death of Medley's first wife, as he wanted time off to look after his son. They reunited for an anniversary special on American Bandstand in 1981 to perform an updated version of the song: "Rock And Roll Heaven". They resumed touring intermittently, and they recorded a 21st Anniversary Celebration concert in 1983 at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, which was later released on video and was also aired on television. In the late 1970s, Bill Medley once again began to record as a solo artist and had some success in the 1980s. In 1984, he scored country hits with the songs: "Till Your Memory's Gone" and "I Still Do", the latter also an Adult-Contemporary music chart crossover hit. In late 1987, his duet with Jennifer Warnes: "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life", which appeared on the soundtrack for the 1987 film: Dirty Dancing, topped the Billboard Hot 100. It won them a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 1990, Bobby Hatfield's original recording of the song: "Unchained Melody", was featured in the popular 1990 film: Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. It triggered an avalanche of requests to Top 40 radio stations by fans who had seen the movie to play the 1965 Righteous Brothers' song recording. This motivated Polygram records to re-release the song to Top 40 radio. It became a major hit for a second time, reaching No. 13 on the Hot 100 in 1990. It also became their second No. 1 in the UK. The duo quickly re-recorded another version of the song: "Unchained Melody", for Curb Records. The re-recorded version of the song: "Unchained Melody", hit No. 19 on the Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). They also re-recorded other songs for a 1990 compilation album: The Best Of The Righteous Brothers, released by Curb Records. Bill Medley would later describe the re-recordings as "artistically, a stupid idea; financially, a wonderfully idea". The album sold very well and received a double platinum certification from the RIAA. A greatest hits album collection of the original recordings called: The Very Best of The Righteous Brothers...Unchained Melody, was released later in 1990 by Polydor Records. This compilation album also became their first entry in the UK album chart. They began to tour extensively all through the 1990s and early 2000s and performed for about 12 weeks a year in Las Vegas. Bobby Hatfield 🙏 was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on November 5, 2003. He was found in the hotel room by Bill Medley and The Righteous Brothers' road manager Dusty Hanvey shortly after he missed a scheduled performance with Bill Medley at Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium. The autopsy report attributed his death to heart failure brought on by cocaine usage and advanced coronary disease. Bill Medley continued to perform as a solo artist for some time after Bobby Hatfield's passing, occasionally singing with a screen projection of old film footage of Bobby Hatfield. In 2016, Bill Medley re-formed The Righteous Brothers with Bucky Heard (born on July 14, 1965 in Dadeville, Alabama), an Auburn University graduate and established entertainer/performer. They performed at Las Vegas's Harrah's Showroom for more than 40 shows from March 23, 2016, to November 8, 2016. Bucky Heard has since communicated that he knows he can never replace Bobby Hatfield, nor will he attempt to do so and that he intends to sing like Hatfield rather than sound like him. They would later release an album called: The Righteous Brothers, in 2016, featuring several of The Righteous Brothers' hit singles sung by Bill Medley and Bucky Heard. In 2020, former group member Jimmy Walker 🙏passed away at his home in California at the age of 79. No cause of death has been reported. The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked them no. 16 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time. The Righteous Brothers still perform their music live on stage in 2023. The Righteous Brothers Group Members (*Original Member) 👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤👨‍🎤: Current Members *Bill Medley (1962-1968, 1974-1976, 1981-2003, 2016-present) Bucky Heard (2016-present) Former Members *Bobby Hatfield (1962-1971, 1974-1976, 1981-2003; passed away in 2003) Jimmy Walker (1968-1971; passed away in 2020) The Righteous Brothers Albums 📀: Right Now! (1963) Some Blue-Eyed Soul (1964) This Is New! (1965) You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (1965) Just Once In My Life.. (1965) Back To Back (1965) Soul & Inspiration (1966) Go Ahead And Cry (1966) Sayin' Something (1967) Souled Out (1967) One For The Road (1968) Re-Birth as Bobby Hatfield & Jimmy Walker (1969) Give It To The People (1974) Sons Of Mrs Righteous (1975) The Righteous Brothers as Bill Medley & Bucky Heard (2016) Bobby Hatfield Albums 📀: Messin' In Muscle Shoals (1971) Jimmy Walker Albums (w/ The Knickerbockers) 📀: Lloyd Thaxton Presents The Knickerbockers (1965) Lies (1966) Jerk & Twine Time (1966) The Great Lost Knickerbockers Album (1989) Bill Medley Albums 📀: Bill Medley 100% (1968) Soft And Soulful (1969) Gone (1970) Someone Is Standing Outside (1970) A Song For You (1971) Smile (1973) Lay A Little Lovin' On Me (1978) Sweet Thunder (1981) Right Here And Now (1982) I Still Do (1983) Still Hung Up On You (1985) The Best Of Bill Medley (1988) Going Home (1993) Damn Near Righteous (2007) Some good songs by The Righteous Brothers 🎶: Just Once In My Life, Rock And Roll Heaven, This Little Girl Of Mine, Po' Folks, A Man Without A Dream, Ebb Tide, Hung On You, Little Latin Lupe Lu, If You're Lying You'll Be Crying, He, The White Cliffs Of Dover, On This Side Of Goodbye, I Just Want To Make Love To You, My Babe, Ko Ko Joe, Go Ahead And Cry, See That Girl, Try To Find Another Man, Hang Ups, Bring Your Love To Me, Stranded In The Middle Of No Place, You Can Have Her, Love Or Magic, Justine, Georgia On My Mind, Melancholy Music Man, Brown Eyed Woman, Hot Tamales, I Can't Make It Alone, He Will Break Your Heart, For Sentimental Reasons, Let It Be Me, Give It To The People, The Angels Listened In, Dream On, You Are My Sunshine, Late Late Night, I Just Wanna Be Me, There She Goes (She's Walking Away), Gotta Tell You How I Feel, The Blues, I Need A Girl, Fannie Mae, Sick And Tired, Hey Girl, Rat Race, In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin', I'm So Lonely, There's A Woman, Good N' Nuff, High Blood Pressure, I Who Have Nothing, Been So Nice, Fee-Fi-Fidily-I-O, B-Flat Blues, I Still Love You, My Tears Will Go Away, Island In The Sun, Bring Your Love To Me, Things Didn't Go Your Way, Over And Over, Along Came Jones, Stand By, Let The Good Times Roll, What'd I Say, Old Man River, She's Mine All Mine, What Now My Love, Oo-Poo-Pah-Do, Jimmy's Blues, Don't Give Up On Me, Love Is Not A Dirty Word, And The Party Goes On, Sticks And Stones, Woman Man Needs Ya, God Bless The Child, Big Boy Pete, So Many Lonely Nights Ahead, Burn On Love, The Great Pretender, Big Time Ben, Dr Rock And Roll, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Baby What You Want Me To Do, Cryin' Blues, You'll Never Walk Alone, I Believe, Night Owl, Change Is Goin' To Come, Together Again, If I Ruled The World, Substitute, Guess Who?, Turn On Your Love Lights, Bring It On Home, Something's Got A Hold On Me, Stagger Lee, Come Rain Or Come Shine, I've Got The Beat, Harlem Shuffle, Look At Me, Love Keeps Callin' My Name, Soul City, Put A Little Love In Your Heart, Young Blood, Soulville, Along Came Jones, Lighten Up, Fare Ye Well, Nobody's Gonna Take Me (To This Feelin'), Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Born On The Bayou, Let Me Make The Music, That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day), One Summer Night, Hold On (To What You Got), Cherry Pie, Earth Angel and Save The Last Dance For Me. Fun Fact 🕵‍♂: The song: (You're My) Soul And Inspiration, was the end of the group's peak in popularity. Although they entered the charts with their next single the religiously-oriented song: "He" (No. 18 US), before briefly splitting up in 1968, The Righteous Brothers did not crack the Top 10 on the music chart again until reuniting in 1974 with their song: "Rock And Roll Heaven", an ode to deceased musicians.

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