 (Hall & Oates) Daryl Hall and John Oates started working together in the
early 1970’s and went on to become the most successful duo in rock history.
Meeting in a freight elevator while escaping a riot at the Aldephi Ballroom
during the club’s legendary Battle of the Bands, Daryl and John would join
forces to become the pioneers of Rock & Soul. With over 60 million albums sold,
DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES’ rich repertoire has garnered a total of 8 #1 hit
singles along with dozens of hits throughout the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, including
2002’s “Do It For Love,”. Other top singles include: “Rich Girl,” “Kiss On My
List,” “Maneater,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do), “Sara
Smile,” “She’s Gone,” and “One On One,”. Their trademark sound of rock ‘n’ soul
can be heard in the harmonies of today’s young pop stars, in the return to radio
of sophisticated R & B, even in the black/white demographics of hip-hop and
rap-rock fusion.
In 1997, realizing the direction that the music industry was headed, Daryl and
John released Marigold Sky on their own label. Taking a break to work on solo
projects, the duo would not record and release new material until 2002’s
critically acclaimed Do It for Love. The album’s title song went to number 1 on
the Billboard and R&R’s Adult Contemporary charts and remained there for 4
consecutive weeks. Their latest album, Our Kind Of Soul, featured timeless
classics as well as new material that borrowed from their Philadelphia roots.
The duo are currently recording their first ever Christmas album due in stores
Fall 2006.
As quoted by contributing Rolling Stone Editor and host of Bravo’s Musician
Series, David Wild when describing VH-1’s Behind The Music: The Daryl Hall &
John Oates Collection, “their story and legacy is less about their ‘familiar
smashes’ but more about the distinctive, rock and soul these two brought to a
new generation of music fans who didn’t know their Four Tops from their The
Three Degrees”. From Abandoned Luncheonette to Voices to H2O to their current
material, Daryl Hall and John Oates will be remembered for generations to come
because of the spontaneity, emotion and human connection that they bring to each
and every one of their musical collaborations.
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