The Time of My Life

A Righteous Brother's Memoir

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  • From
  • an
  • early
  • age,
  • Bill
  • Medley
  • had
  • a
  • passion
  • for
  • music.
  • School
  • glee
  • club
  • and
  • amateur
  • singing
  • contests
  • soon
  • gave
  • way
  • to
  • the
  • albums
  • of
  • Ray
  • Charles
  • and
  • Little
  • Richard.
  • That
  • raw
  • R&B
  • influence
  • would
  • profoundly
  • shape
  • Medley's
  • musical
  • future.As
  • the
  • pioneering
  • blue-eyed
  • soul”
  • group
  • the
  • Righteous
  • Brothers,
  • Bill
  • Medley
  • and
  • late
  • partner
  • Bobby
  • Hatfield
  • sang
  • such
  • huge
  • hits
  • as
  • (You're
  • My)
  • Soul
  • and
  • Inspiration,”
  • Unchained
  • Melody,”
  • and
  • You've
  • Lost
  • That
  • Lovin'
  • Feelin',”
  • the
  • latter
  • recognized
  • by
  • BMI
  • as
  • the
  • most-played
  • song
  • of
  • the
  • twentieth
  • century.
  • Medley's
  • duet
  • with
  • Jennifer
  • Warnes
  • for
  • the
  • Dirty
  • Dancing
  • soundtrack,
  • (I've
  • Had)
  • the
  • Time
  • of
  • My
  • Life,”
  • became
  • a
  • worldwide
  • No.
  • 1
  • single
  • on
  • its
  • way
  • to
  • winning
  • an
  • Oscar,
  • a
  • Grammy,
  • and
  • a
  • Golden
  • Globe.But
  • Medley's
  • story
  • isn't
  • just
  • about
  • the
  • hits
  • and
  • the
  • awards.
  • It's
  • about
  • an
  • immensely
  • talented
  • man
  • who
  • reached
  • the
  • pinnacle
  • of
  • fame,
  • success,
  • and
  • excess,
  • until
  • the
  • shocking
  • murder
  • of
  • his
  • wife,
  • Karen.
  • In
  • time,
  • this
  • tragedy
  • eventually
  • helped
  • him
  • renew
  • his
  • commitment
  • to
  • both
  • faith
  • and family.
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