Albert George Hibbler was born in Tyro, Miss., on Aug. 16, 1915, but many sources list the singer’s birthplace as Little Rock. His parents were sharecroppers. Born blind, he didn’t go to school until ...

Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers was on “Daddy Dave‘s Hollywood Diner” on XM Satellite Radio the other night talking about how “Unchained Melody” became one of radio’s most enduring signposts.

Al Hibbler, the blind baritone singer who came to prominence with Duke Ellington’s orchestra in the 1940s and then scored a hit with his version of the Alex North song “Unchained Melody,” has died at ...

There are many songs that have meaning for me, but if I had to single out one popular song that has had the deepest effect on my life, it would have to be “Unchained Melody.” This song has been like ...

The iconic scene in Ghost—the one with Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze and that phallic clay and that Righteous Brothers’ cover of “Unchained Melody” playing in the background—has been parodied ...

Q.The movie Ghost featured Unchained Melody as its theme. I remember in the 1950s it was sung by Al Hibbler. Am I correct?I am trying to convince my friends, who think this song was only performed by ...

My first acquaintance with the beautiful melody took place more than a half-century ago. The most recent just a few weeks ago. The CEO and I were at a performance of the Loveland Choral Society ...

A rich, supple baritone, Hibbler brought many of Duke Ellington's most popular ballads to life during an eight-year stint with the orchestra. He... Al Hibbler: Unchained Melodist As a preeminent ...

A distinctive baritone singer who came into prominence with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1940s, and scored a hit later with his version of the song "Unchained Melody." Albert Hibbler was born ...