The two shared a love for motorcycles, which Medley had raced as a kid in Orange County.

On June 8, he lost his wife, Paula, after a five-year battle with Parkinsons disease.

Its a somewhat obscure solo effort, powered by Medleys growling baritone.

He performed the song memorably three years ago, to a rapt audience at Myrons Cabaret Jazz.

The tune still in the Righteous Brothers stage show with Bucky Heard at Harrahs Showroom.

When will that be, for Bill Medley He has wondered himself throughout the pandemic shutdown, and as he turns 80 on Saturday.

If this year didnt happen, if this corona thing didnt happen, I would swear I was 33.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer maintains his upbeat and positive demeanor, despite the lingering shutdown and some daunting challenges in a year filled with such.

His method has been to sing the blues, as to recover from them.

But other than my wife passing a way, it would all be OK if I could go to work.

His physicians detected a growth that looked like a tonsil growing back.

But it wasnt on my chords or anything, and I am cancer free now.

Medley felt he had prepared emotionally for Paulas passing, but it hit him hard, and fast.

I want to go have dinner with my dad, Medley says, shaking his head.

I knew what that meant, you know, because she would keep asking me, Why is this happening to me What did I do and thats a really interesting question to watch this happen to somebody who was a wonderful lady, a wonderful lady.

Im a spiritual guy.

Im not blaming God or anybody, but it just felt cruel to me.

The next is 6 p.m.

Tuesday. Such celeb friends as Paul Shaffer, John Stamos, Brad Garrett and Tony Orlando have joined the duo in a Zoom format.

Mike Love of the Beach Boys is set to join the show at 6 p.m.

Tuesday.

Heard was half of another brothers act, the Blues Brothers, and also sang in a Journey tribute band.

When Medley heard that, he took in Heards rock show, feeling hed fail because he never heard him really sing.

I look over and see him onstage and I still cant believe I am singing with him.

Once youve been around Bill, you kind of fall in love with him, because he is Bill.

Medley also duets with his daughter, McKenna, on (Ive Had The Time of My Life), the monster hit and Academy Award-winning song from Dirty Dancing.

Tour in 1964. Medley, who has a reliably sharp sense of humor, often says, It was amazing to walk out on stage to 15,000 people screaming at you, We want the Beatles.

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