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Newport Beach residents Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley were the famous duo "The Righteous Brothers", who brought blue-eyed soul to mainstream America. Both were born in 1940. Bobby Hatfield, who passed away on November 5, 2003, moved to Anaheim from Wisconsin with his family at age 4. According to the Righteous Brothers website, he started organizing singing and instrumental groups in high school. He attended Fullerton Jr. College and Cal State Long Beach. Bill Medley was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Santa Ana. He sang in the church choir and high school glee club. They teamed up in 1962 to play a prom, where they divided the $40 proceeds 5 ways. The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
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