Musicians remember ‘Papa Bear,’ the driving force behind the Righteous Brothers

Singer Bill Medley credits Mike Patterson with encouraging him and his singing partner Bobby Hatfield to keep trying to make it as the Righteous Brothers in the early ’60s. Courtesy of the Patterson familyMike Patterson found local success in Southern California with the group the Rhythm Rockers, which played often at venues such as the Rendezvous Ballroom on the Balboa peninsula in Newport Beach. Courtesy of the Patterson familyMike Patterson played music with the Righteous Brothers, late