Agree with every word. Love him to distraction even after all this time. Thanks to Chad for loving the Righteous Brothers, we need to keep hearing their songs to keep us sane in this crazy world. Bill still recording and performing, his more recent Blues are a revelation. Love them both.

Mr54nomore absolutely, no other than Bobby could have reached that last note. Bobby was dearly blessed, and is dearly missed.

Agreed! This was just stunningly beautiful. The arrangement for the orchestra was just off the chart's genius. Add the incredible vocals of Bobby Hatfield. One of the greatest singers of the 20th century. And you get Magic.

larryparker8677 Bobby was always ahead of the curve, absolutely. He had such a blessed voice, heaven sent. Bobby is leading the heavenly choir, saying this is how its done.

Yes calmit, if he was asked to sing the alphabet, or the yellow pages or anything else, he would have put his own spin on it. He was a very talented man, even as he aged, he still had that beautiful voice, perhaps the range may not have been there as when he was 25 y/o. Actually you could hear the soul in his music. He is dearly missed, what a heavenly blessed voice. After all these years, we are still able to hear his beautiful voice. Bill and Bobby indeed complemented each other. Bill is still performing currently.

Bobby was the soul of the Righteous Brothers .His ìncredible, unique harmonizing we will always remember. Bobby had it all.

@@doloresschultz8393 I was so upset when he passed away. What's a world without the Righteous Brothers?

Bobby's 'Summertime" will blow your socks off. As will Somewhere and Crying in the chaple.

Bobby was the greatest ever. We lost him way too soon. Fortunately? we have many of his recordings. From :singing g in the chaple to the greatest ever :summertime"

Try Kris Kristopherson who added class to country music with his lyricjs.lyrics.. You've heard of The Outlaws? Willie Nelson, Johnny Casj et al?

But do you think the internet is making up for that, there are many talented people out there using KZfaq for their own channels and music. Wings of Pegagus is once such, a talented guitarist and singer who won't have any truck with the music industry. And then there's Tom MacDonald, the rapper, who writes his own lyrics, and produces his own videos. I'm sure there are many more. Talent will always find a way to show itself.

SYRSALLY a wee bit older that you; that's fine, no worries. Always enjoyed Bobby heavenly blessed voice. Any song that he did, he would put his own spin on it. He is dearly missed, his music lives on. Well done Bobby !! There will be no artist then or now that could ever reach your range of octaves. Bobby you were heavenly blessed with such a beautiful voice.

Actually, this one was a Specter production….he realized after UM that Bobby was fire on solos. And that last high note … another Bobby ad-lib🙂

Appreciate the support, thanks again

Absolutely he had a God given voice, cannot think of anyone that could reach those notes. He was a tenor, countertenor.

Agreed! He was extraordinary gifted. He made it look easy. May he Rest in Peace.@@kay9549

Yes cambourne, any song that he would sing, was more than amazing, truly no words that could described that voice. He was a very blessed man, now he is still singing in another realm. I cannot think of any artist that could sing like that, saying that in reference to the range of octave (s). Maybe you could take a look see at the 1965 airing, live performance on the Andy Williams show when he sang enchanted melody. Other artists have done that song, but it will not compare, to his rendition of it, he made it his own.

Oops, meant to say unchained melody. Bobby did that so effortlessly, bloody brilliant !!

Yes. That performance on the Andy Williams television show 58 years ago in (1965) was the greatest performance of "Unchained Melody" ever perform on a live stage. The NBC Studio Orchestras arrangement and performance was also Epic. Together they created the greatest live performance on television ever.@@kay9549

Gloria have listen to bobby version of summertime, he puts a different spin on it, and adds his own nuances to that song. Love Ella version too. He is up there as well, what a "class act". He is dearly missed, he is still singing !!

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_Thanks for your recommendations and feedback. I'll certainly add this to my list.. Thanks for listening!_

Thanks for your response. One more suggestion: when a man loves a woman by Michael Bolton. Originally done by Percy Sledge(deceased) Oh by the way, I subscribed 😄

Like your suggestions Jackie. I listened to staticky R&B radio stations coming out of Gary IN or Chicago Heights IL and none of my friends in my white IL town could understand why I didn't listen to the top 40 generic channel coming out of Chicago. But then more Motown songs began playing on all radio stations so with the help of the Righteous Brothers amazing songs it opened up a genre of music they hadn't listened to before. The people I hung out with in my cousin's town in Indiana liked the same music I did including the Righteous Brothers . Also so did the new CA friends when I moved here at age 21 with a couple friends from Indiana. The Righteous Brothers had the same thing lov'n R&B living in white Orange County CA but they stuck to the music they loved and here 57+ years later we are still loving their music. Great music by the Righteous Bros. & others stands the test of time.

Back then in England, we were all about blues and soul, so the RB fit right in. When the Stones started they were rhythm n blues, covering Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, and those guys. We went to gigs where Howling Wolf, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson were appearing, I once almost got to see Mississippi John Hurt, but he was ill and never made the gig. We got American imports of blues from the secondhand record shop. We also listened and danced to reggae, calypso was a thing, we culturally appropriated the Afro hairdo and went to illegal 'blues clubs' run by Caribbean immigrants. We had white guys who had soul too, Chris Farlowe, Tom Jones, Stevie Winwood, Eric Burdon, they were honoured to be labeled souful. Then came Motown, and the rest is history. What a time it was to be alive, we didn't realise just how fortunate we were.

@@rubydazzler Yes, it was an awesome time for great music. From the early 50's to the mid 80's. And the Righteous Brothers had a great influence. But all we as young adults knew, we loved them, didn't care what color they were. we just loved dancing to their music, holding each other close. Great music, Bobby and Bill, what more could we ask for?

dawna, I see you post a lot about Bobby, just want to say I agree with you. He was unique and the best, that voice!!

@@rubydazzler I know I seem overly fond of Bobby. But there was something about him that was irresistible, when he started to sing. I would rather hear him than anyone else in or out of the world. On his web page somebody labeled me as one of his" Top Fans." I guess I am, but everyone who loved him and his music is a top fan. Merry Christmas. P.S. Sinatra?? Who's he??

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He lost nothing!

Why try to make this sad event seem worse than it was? Bobby had advanced coronary heart disease and died of a heart attack, maybe he had taken a little marching powder to try to perk himself up for the show, but don't make him sound like a dope fiend, fgs! :(

@@rubydazzlerTessa, that story is repeated because some people can't bear to let a great one like Bobby remain great, and will use an innocent man, like Bobby, for a bad example.

debrawucik826 Bobby voice was heavenly sent. He was such a blessed individual, dearly missed, his music is still with us after all these years.