The Time of My Life
A Righteous Brother's Memoir
Bill Medley
- 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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