Seventeen years after losing his original Righteous Brother, Bobby Hatfield, Medley’s passion for life and zeal for performing remain intact. “If this year didn’t happen, if this corona thing didn’t happen, I would swear I was 33.” ![]() “Ah, you know what? They’re actually right,” he says. What does it feel like, now that he’s there? Medley pauses. “It’s not just a number,” he says, chuckling during a “PodKats!” interview at his suite at his buddy Michael Gaughan’s South Point hotel-casino.” It’s 80.” Those who hit such milestones usually say age is just a number. When will that be, for Bill Medley? He has wondered himself throughout the pandemic shutdown, and as he turns 80 on Saturday. The tune still in the Righteous Brothers stage show with Bucky Heard at Harrah’s Showroom. He performed the song memorably three years ago, to a rapt audience at Myron’s Cabaret Jazz. It’s a somewhat obscure solo effort, powered by Medley’s growling baritone. The tune is not a wondrous Righteous Brothers hit. ![]() “This’ll be the last time, that I’ll ever, ever have the blues. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) the song “This Will Be The Last Time,” Bill Medley sings of the last time he’ll face the blues. Bill Medley, from left, and Bucky Heard of the Righteous Brothers participate during a new streaming series with Broadway World with host Mark Shunock at The Space in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Sept.
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