Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Bill Medley, Legendary Music Superstar and member of The Righteous Brothers.
Bill Medley is a legendary music superstar whose deep, soulful baritone voice, as one of the Righteous Brothers, changed the face and sound of American music, and ushered in the era of what became known as “blue-eyed soul”.
The Righteous Brothers brought us dozens of hit songs including “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”, “Unchained Melody”, “You’re My Soul and Inspiration”, “Ebb Tide”, “Rock and Roll Heaven”, “Just Once in My Life” and many more. And as a solo artist, Bill Medley had numerous hit singles including “I Can’t Make it Alone”, “Brown Eyed Woman”, “Don’t Know Much”, “I Still Do”, and of course, his mega-hit, Grammy Award-winning duet with Jennifer Warnes, “I’ve Had the Time of My Life”, from the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack.
Bill Medley holds the distinction of having had hit records in FOUR different decades. And get this: his song, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” is the MOST PLAYED SONG in the HISTORY of American radio. Over the years, his songs have been featured many movies including “Major League”, “The Last Boy Scout”, “Top Gun”, “Ghost” and “Dirty Dancing”, as well as dozens of TV shows.
Bill Medley has received many prestigious accolades and awards. As a member of the Righteous Brothers, he received TWO Grammy Award nominations, and he’s been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. And as a solo artist, he received another Grammy nomination in 1972 for his recording of “Freedom and Fear”, and in 1988, he and Jennifer Warnes WON the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for their magnificent duet, “I’ve Had The Time of My Life”.
In 2014 Bill Medley released a highly compelling, insightful and very poignant autobiography entitled, “The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother’s Memoir”. And for the last few months he’s been on a highly successful farewell tour.
For more information on Bill Medley and The Righteous Brothers, go to: http://www.righteousbrothers.com/
Harvey Brownstone is a retired judge of the Ontario Court of Justice and was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He is also the bestselling author of “Tug of War: A Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles and the Bitter Realities of Family Court” and hosted “Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone,” a television talk show on matters involving the family justice system.
After a distinguished legal career, Harvey was appointed a judge at the age of 38 in 1995. He has presided in family and criminal courts. He has been a trailblazer in several ways. He was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He was the first sitting judge in the world to write a national best seller and to host a TV talk show.
Harvey has been a role model and icon in the LGBTQ community. When same-sex marriage was legalized in Canada in 2003, he was the only judge to make himself publicly available to officiate at weddings for lesbian and gay couples travelling to Toronto from all over the world to get married. In 2007, he officiated at the wedding of Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, the American couple whose marriage triggered the 2013 United States Supreme Court decision overturning the definition of “spouse” in the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
In February 2021, Harvey launched his online talk show “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” on his own YouTube channel. He saw this as an interesting hobby. Within several months, the show attracted hundreds of thousands – and then eventually, millions – of viewers. Because of the overwhelming success of the show, Harvey decided to retire from the judiciary on December 31, 2021 after having presided as a full-time judge for 26 1/2 years. Free from the constraints imposed upon judges regarding the expression of opinions and the endorsement of private enterprise, Harvey now happily devotes his full-time attention to hosting “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” as a regular member of the public – albeit one with a rather illustrious and unique career history.
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