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Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 – November 5, 2003) was an American singer. He and Bill Medley were the Righteous Brothers . He sang the tenor part for the duo and sang solo on the group's 1965 recording of " Unchained Melody ".
Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley were in different groups before they met – Hatfield was in a group from Anaheim called the Variations, and Medley in a group from Santa Ana called the Paramours. [10] Barry Rillera, a member of Medley's band who was also in Hatfield's group, suggested they go see each other's show and perform together. [11]
The Righteous Brothers performing at Knott's Berry Farm with Medley on the right and Hatfield on the left. Medley first met his singing partner Bobby Hatfield through Barry Rillera who was in both Hatfield's and Medley's band (the Variations and the aforementioned Paramours, respectively) and asked them to see each other's shows. [10]
"Little Latin Lupe Lu" was written by Bill Medley in 1962, and became the song that launched the Righteous Brothers' career. Though it peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 49 on June 8, 1963, Medley and his partner, Bobby Hatfield, were offered a national distribution contract by VeeJay records.
The lead vocal was performed solo by Bobby Hatfield, who later recorded other versions of the song credited solely to him. According to his singing partner Bill Medley, they had agreed to do one solo piece each per album. Both wanted to sing "Unchained Melody" for their fourth album, but Hatfield won the coin toss. [43]
Hatfield's deterioration. I can't put this into the article because it is an undocumented personal impression. Nevertheless, I saw the Righteous Brothers on TV on a golden oldie review in the late 1990's and thought that Bill Medley was still in fine voice. Bobby Hatfield, however, was not in such good shape.
Bobby Hatfield sang the lead on this song, and it was one of the last songs that Phil Spector produced for the Righteous Brothers. Originally peaking at number 48 in the UK in January 1966, it was re-issued there as a double A-sided single with the re-release of " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' " in December 1990, reaching number three.
It used a string section as well, and there is a spoken section by Bobby Hatfield in the bridge. The song was released on February 26, 1966, [9] and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and stayed at the top for three weeks. [10] This was, however, the end of the duo's peak in popularity.