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Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« on: Nov 6^th, 2003, 4:36pm »

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Thursday, November 06, 2003

2003: Righteous Brothers Bill Medley, right, and Bobby Hatfield, left, pose after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Bobby Hatfield (search), who with partner Bill Medley (search) pioneered "blue-eyed soul" as the Righteous Brothers (search) with hits like "Unchained Melody" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," died Wednesday night of undetermined causes at a hotel, his manager said. He was 63. :cry2:

Hatfield's body was discovered in his bed at 7 p.m. EDT, a half-hour before he and Medley were to perform at Miller Auditorium on the Western Michigan University campus, manager David Cohen said.

"It's a shock, a real shock," Cohen said during a telephone interview. Medley, who teamed with Hatfield 42 years ago, was "broken up. He's not even coherent," Cohen said.

Hatfield's body was taken from the hotel about 10 p.m. directly to Lansing, where an autopsy was to be performed, Joe Hakim, an executive with the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo, told the Kalamazoo Gazette.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,102348,00.html

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Re: Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« Reply #1 on: Nov 6^th, 2003, 4:45pm »

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Singer Bobby Hatfield of Righteous Brothers Dead
Thu November 6, 2003 11:24 AM ET

Bobby Hatfield (L), half of the Righteous Brothers of 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'' fame, died Nov. 5, 2003, police in Kalamazoo, Mich., said. Hatfield's body was taken to the Kalamazoo County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. Hatfield is shown performing with partner Bill Medley at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 10, 2003. Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters

DETROIT (Reuters) - Bobby Hatfield, the tenor half of The Righteous Brothers singing duo who made "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" a worldwide hit, was found dead in a western Michigan hotel, police said on Thursday.
Hatfield, 63, was found about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday by hotel workers in Kalamazoo, Michigan, after he did not respond to a wake-up call before a show. Kalamazoo police said there were no signs of foul play and that, while an autopsy would be conducted, Hatfield apparently died of natural causes.

Hatfield and his singing partner, Bill Medley, got together in 1961 in Southern California. They were performing in a local bar as part of a five-piece group called the Paramours when a Marine shouted "That's righteous, brothers," leading to the name.

With producer Phil Spector providing his "wall of sound," The Righteous Brothers produced a string of hits in the 1960s, including "Unchained Melody" and "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration." But "Lovin' Feeling," released in 1964, was their biggest hit, and industry experts rank it as the most-played radio song of all time.

The two split for a time in the late 1960s, but reunited and had a few hits in the mid-1970s. Their star rose again in 1990, when "Unchained Melody" was used in the film "Ghost."

Medley and Hatfield had continued to tour and perform a few months a year in Las Vegas. The two were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year.

Hatfield is survived by his wife and four children. :cry2:

dammit!

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Re: Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« Reply #2 on: Nov 6^th, 2003, 6:17pm »

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The music they made will live on forever but it makes me feel damn old when the icons of my generation start to pass.

Many a night overseas, during the Viet Nam conflict, this music served as one of the reminders of home. I would not even venture how many beers I have had while listening to the soulful sounds of the Rightous Brothers.

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Re: Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« Reply #3 on: Nov 7^th, 2003, 2:26pm »

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This made me sick as well. I remember seeing them in Vegas in 1987. Paul Revere & the Raiders were the opening act. What a great show! And the sad thing is and what makes me feel old is that, the youth of today have no idea who Bobby Hatfield was. Isn't that right dudeguy? Grin

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Re: Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« Reply #4 on: Nov 8^th, 2003, 1:50pm »

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I was just surfing around the Forums and Bobby's death still rattles me. I'm 63 yo too. I just wonder if he suffered the same aortic dissection that recently took John Ritter? I've heard Bobby's death was a heart attack.

Bumps - thank goodness you had their music with you in 'Nam.

Lakelady - that's really sad - ITA. The young'uns today may barely know The Righteous' Bros sound, not their names.

Speaking of - does anyone know how their signature name came to be?

"Hatfield teamed up with Medley in 1962 as part of a five-piece group called The Paramours. According to the Righteous Brothers Web site, a black Marine called out during one of their performances, ``That was righteous, brothers!''

They renamed themselves the Righteous Brothers before the release of their first album in 1963."

Oooops - sorry for repeating this

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Re: Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« Reply #5 on: Jan 8^th, 2004, 12:05pm »

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Bobby Hatfield's death linked to cocaine

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Righteous Brothers singer Bobby Hatfield's death in November was caused by cocaine and not just heart failure, according to the official autopsy report.

Dr. Richard Tooker, chief medical examiner for Kalamazoo County, told the Kalamazoo Gazette in Tuesday's editions that Hatfield's death was triggered by acute cocaine intoxication.

Hatfield, 63, died Nov. 5 just hours before a Righteous Brothers concert. He and his partner, Bill Medley, had hits like "Unchained Melody," and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling."

"This is a shock to me," Medley told The Orange County (Calif.) Register from his Newport Beach, Calif., home. "I never saw him (use cocaine). I knew absolutely nothing about it. If I had known, I would have said something to him."

An initial autopsy found Hatfield had advanced coronary disease. A heart attack due to the disease was listed on Hatfield's death certificate.

However, Tooker said a final cause of death was not determined until after toxicology reports were completed. The death certificate will be changed to reflect cocaine as the cause of death, he said.

Tooker's office received the report of cocaine intoxication on Dec. 24, but he asked for the information to be released after the holidays out of respect to Hatfield's family.

Messages left Tuesday with Tooker and the William Morris Agency, which represents the Righteous Brothers, were not returned.

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Re: Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« Reply #6 on: Jan 8^th, 2004, 12:11pm »

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What a shame. Sad

Cocaine has taken the lives of too many good people over the years...

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Re: Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« Reply #7 on: Jan 8^th, 2004, 12:17pm »

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i saw them perform just over a decade ago in osoyoos, bc (very small, very large field) with the bachman turner overdrive (one of them has since died too), and several other lesser known bands from their era. weirdness. what a shame to have another life taken due to cocaine.

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Re: Righteous Brothers' Bobby Hatfield Dies at 63
« Reply #8 on: Jan 8^th, 2004, 1:31pm »

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Thanks for posting this Wings. I heard about it the other day and had not been able to or found the time to look up the story. This just makes me SICK. Cry

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« Reply #9 on: Jan 8^th, 2004, 4:56pm »

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I just found it this morning. I hadn't heard it on the news but I wish they would tell the findings. Damn cocaine!

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