Thursday, November 6, 2003


Bobby Hatfield, one-half of the award-winning music duo The Righteous Brothers, died at the age of 63 (November 6)


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

Hatfield's body was discovered in his bed at 7 p.m. EST, a half-hour before the duo was to perform at Miller Auditorium on the Western Michigan University campus.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/06/obit.hatfield.ap/index.html