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The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Ronettes, Roy Hamilton and The Blossoms. Those roots explain a lot about how The Righteous Brothers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Ronettes, The Drifters, The Four Seasons, Johnny Rivers and The Everly Brothers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paul Cauthen, The Sweet Inspirations, Jennifer Warnes, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway and Cher, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around The Righteous Brothers, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Paul Cauthen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Righteous Brothers are an American musical duo originally formed by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield but now comprising Medley and Bucky Heard. Medley formed the group with Hatfield in 1963. They had first performed together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called the Paramours, and adopted the name the Righteous Brothers when they became a duo. Their most active recording period was in the 1960s and '70s, and, after several years inactive as a duo, Hatfield and Medley reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003. The term "blue-eyed soul" is thought to have been coined by Philadelphia radio DJ Georgie Woods in 1964 when describing the duo's music.

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The Righteous BrothersThe BeatlesThe Rolling StonesThe RonettesRoy HamiltonThe BlossomsSonny BonoVerve RecordsEvery Breath You TakePaul CauthenThe Sweet InspirationsJennifer WarnesRoberta Flack & Donn…CherHall & OatesPhil SpectorSonny & CherThe RonettesThe DriftersThe Four SeasonsJohnny RiversThe Everly BrothersBobby VintonThe PlattersJay & The Americans

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The Righteous Brothers grew out of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Ronettes and Roy Hamilton, shares an orbit with The Ronettes, The Drifters, The Four Seasons and Johnny Rivers, went on to shape Paul Cauthen, The Sweet Inspirations, Jennifer Warnes and Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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