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The Righteous Brothers was een muzikaal duo dat bestond uit Bill Medley en Bobby Hatfield. Het hoogtepunt van hun populariteit situeerde zich in de jaren tussen 1963 en 1975.

De eerste hit van de Righteous Brothers was You've lost that lovin' feelin' uit 1965 (opnieuw uitgebracht in 1988). Andere hits waren Unchained melody (1965), Ebb tide (1965), (You're my) Soul and inspiration (uit 1966) (deze vier hits waren Phil Spector-producties) en Rock and roll heaven (1974). In 1990 scoorden ze een nummer 1-hit met het opnieuw uitgebrachte Unchained melody.

Op 10 maart 2003 werden ze opgenomen in de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hatfield overleed op 5 november 2003. Hij werd dood aangetroffen in een hotel in Western Michigan, een half uur voor een optreden van de Righteous Brothers. Bill Medley treedt vandaag de dag nog steeds op en heeft in 2023 een Righteous Brothers tour gedaan met Bucky Heard in de VS

The Righteous Brothers were an American musical duo originally formed by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield but now comprising Medley and Bucky Heard. Medley formed the group with Hatfield in 1963. They had first performed together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called the Paramours, and adopted the name the Righteous Brothers when they became a duo. Their most active recording period was in the 1960s and '70s, and, after several years inactive as a duo, Hatfield and Medley reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003. The term "blue-eyed soul" is thought to have been coined by Philadelphia radio DJ Georgie Woods in 1964 when describing the duo's music.

Hatfield and Medley had contrasting vocal ranges, which helped them create a distinctive sound as a duet. They each had the vocal talent to perform as soloists. Medley sang the low parts with his bass-baritone voice, with Hatfield taking the higher-register vocals with his tenor. His voice reached the register of a countertenor.

Following a year and a half of Top 40 non-entries on Billboard's Hot 100, the duo hit big with the late-1964 release of what would become their signature record, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" – a transatlantic number one produced by Phil Spector, often considered one of his finest works and a landmark recording in popular music. Other notable hits include three US 1965 Top Tens – "Just Once in My Life" and covers of "Unchained Melody" (also a huge hit in 1990 after being featured in the film Ghost) and "Ebb Tide" – and the massive US 1966 number one "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration", plus the 1974 comeback hit "Rock and Roll Heaven". Both Hatfield and Medley also had for a time their own solo careers. In 2016, Medley re-formed The Righteous Brothers with Bucky Heard and they continue to perform as a duo.

The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005. Rolling Stone ranked them no. 16 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.