Bill Medley Quotes

For Bobby and I to sing R&B and sound black was probably the stupidest thing we could do. White radio stations wouldn't play us because they thought we were black. Black stations wouldn't play us because they thought we were white. Any time you break ground, you go against the grain.

Bill Medley The Righteous Brothers

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  Bill Medley The Righteous Brothers
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