Unchained Goodbyes

November 6, 2003

Accord­ing to CBS News:

“Right­eous Brother Bobby Hat­field, who with part­ner Bill Med­ley pio­neered “blue-eyed soul” with hits includ­ing “Unchained Melody” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feel­ing,” has died of unde­ter­mined causes at a hotel in Kala­ma­zoo, Michi­gan. Hat­field was 63.

David Cohen, man­ager of the duo, says Hatfield’s body was dis­cov­ered in his bed at 7 p.m., a half hour before the rock and roll leg­ends were to per­form at Miller Audi­to­rium on the West­ern Michi­gan Uni­ver­sity campus.

“It’s a shock, a real shock,” says Cohen, adding that Med­ley, who teamed up with Hat­field over 40 years ago, is “bro­ken up. He’s not even coherent.”

Rest in peace, Bobby. Thanks for shar­ing your voice and tal­ents, you will be missed. 

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