11/02/2014 Soulful Sunday once again and we are going to a pair - TopicsExpress

11/02/2014 Soulful Sunday once again and we are going to a pair of great vocalist and a song that crossed all social racial lines it even ran 4:08.. the BOYs singing ? The Righteous Brothers.. and the song “Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin”... Voice of Memphis Music & Cotton Row Music & Records , Tall Cotton Productions The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They recorded from 1963 through 1975 and continued to perform until Hatfields death in 2003. Their emotive vocal stylings were sometimes dubbed blue-eyed soul. Medley and Hatfield both possessed exceptional vocal talent, with range, control and tone that helped them create a strong and distinctive duet sound and also to perform as soloists. Medley sang the low parts with his deep, soulful baritone, with Hatfield taking the higher register vocals with his soaring tenor. They adopted their name in 1962 while performing together in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called The Paramours,which featured John Wimber (a founder of the Vineyard Movement) on keyboards. At the end of one particular performance, a U.S. Marine in the audience shouted, That was righteous, brothers!, prompting the pair to adopt the name when they embarked on a career as a duo. Their first major hit single was Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin, their first release on the Philles label in 1965. Produced by Phil Spector, the record is often cited as one of the peak expressions of Spectors Wall of Sound production techniques. It was one of the most successful pop singles of its time, despite exceeding the then standard length for radio play. Indeed, according to BMI, Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin remains the most played song in radio history, estimated to have been broadcast more than eight million times. Spector used Cher (of Sonny & Cher fame) as a backing singer on this recordings Wikipedia, IMDB, ASK, Goggle, Voice Of Memphis Music, Rock & Roll hall of Fame, Cotton Row Music & Records,Tall Cotton productions , br toad, blsfilm LLC, )O( Barry Shankman youtu.be/r8hjtFq3vE0