Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
,
R&B and
soul
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Etymology
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singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...
(with guitarist and songwriter
John Oates). Outside of his work in Hall & Oates, he has also released five solo albums, including the 1980 progressive rock collaboration with guitarist
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is a British musician, songwriter, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session ...
titled ''
Sacred Songs
''Sacred Songs'' is American singer/songwriter Daryl Hall's first solo album. It was produced by guitarist Robert Fripp, who also played on the album.
The album was recorded in 1977 but Hall's label, RCA Records, did not release it for three y ...
'' and the 1986 album ''
Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
''Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine'' is a 1986 solo album by Daryl Hall. The album features his only top-ten solo single, "Dreamtime", which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second single, " Foolish Pride", peaked a ...
'', which provided his best selling single, "
Dreamtime
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", that peaked at number five on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. He has also collaborated on numerous works by other artists, such as Fripp's 1979 release ''
Exposure'', and
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop music, p ...
's 1995 album ''
A Very Fine Love'', which produced a UK Top 40 hit with "
Wherever Would I Be". Since late 2007, he has hosted the
streaming television
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series ''
Live from Daryl's House
''Live from Daryl's House'' (simply known as ''Daryl's House'' and often abbreviated as ''LFDH'') is an online music series that debuted in the autumn of 2007. The show features singer-songwriter Daryl Hall performing with his band and various gu ...
,'' in which he performs alongside other artists, doing a mix of songs from each's catalog. The show has been rebroadcast on a number of cable and satellite channels as well.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Hall scored numerous
''Billboard'' chart hits and is regarded as one of the best soul singers of his generation. Fripp, who worked with Hall several times, has written, "Daryl's pipes were a wonder. I have never worked with a more able singer." He was inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame
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in 2004 and the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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in April 2014.
Early life and career
Hall was born in
Pottstown, a
Pennsylvania
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borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
from
Philadelphia
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, to a family of German descent. His parents each had a background in music; his father came from a choral-group clan and his mother was a vocal coach. He started recording while still a student at
Owen J. Roberts High School
Owen J. Roberts High School is a high school in the Owen J. Roberts School District. It is located in Bucktown, in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It has a Pottstown postal addres ...
, from which he graduated in 1964. In college at
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...
in
Philadelphia
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, he majored in music, while continuing to record, working with
Kenny Gamble
Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...
and
Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...
as both an artist and a
session musician
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. During his first semester at Temple, in the fall of 1965, he and four other Temple University students formed the
vocal harmony
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group the Temptones.
They were popular additions to the largely black Philly soul scene, defeating both The Ambassadors and
The Delfonics
The Delfonics were an American R&B/soul vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Delfonics were most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include "La-La (Means I Love You)", "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This ...
in a contest at the
Uptown Theater. The Temptones recorded a handful of singles for Arctic Records, produced by Jimmy Bishop. While performing at the Uptown Theater, Hall formed creative affiliations with such artists as
Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. He was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief ...
,
The Temptations
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, and many other top soul singers of the 1960s.
In 1967, Hall met
John Oates, who was also an
undergraduate
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at Temple University. According to Daryl Hall, they met when "We got in the middle of a fight at a dance – I have no idea what the fight was about. I guess the
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
letters on one gang's jackets didn't appeal to the other gang. We both beat it out the back and met on the elevator while leaving the place rather quickly." Hall was by then a senior, while Oates was a freshman. They played together until Oates transferred to a different school at age 19. Hall did not let Oates' departure discourage him from pursuing his own musical career: he dropped out of college in 1968 and worked with
Tim Moore in a short-lived rock band, Gulliver, and released an album on the
Elektra Records
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label. He was a member of the studio group behind the project
Electric Indian whose song "Keem-O-Sabe" became a big hit in 1969. In 1969 Hall again began recording songs by other artists, which led to the duo Hall & Oates signing their first record contract in early 1972.
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Signed to
Atlantic
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by
Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegun (, Turkish spelling: Ahmet Ertegün; ; – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist.
Ertegun was the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records. He discovered and ch ...
and managed by
Tommy Mottola
Thomas Daniel Mottola (born July 14, 1948) is an American music executive, producer and author. Mottola is currently the Chairman of Mottola Media Group and was previously the Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columb ...
in the early 1970s,
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...
have sold more albums than any other duo in music history. Their second album, ''
Abandoned Luncheonette
''Abandoned Luncheonette'' is the second studio album by the American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released in 1973, which combines folk, Philly soul, and acoustic soul. It is the most commercially successful of their Atlantic Re ...
,'' produced by
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...
and released in 1973, yielded the single "She's Gone", which went to No. 7 in the U.S. Top 10 on re-release in 1976 after reaching No. 1 on the R&B charts when it was covered by
Tavares
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*Tavares, Paraíba
*Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul
*Rodovia Raposo Tavares, the longest highway in São Paulo
*Tavares Bastos (favela), a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Tavares River
Jamaica
*Tavares Garden ...
. The duo recorded one more album with Atlantic, ''
War Babies
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'' (produced by
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...
), before they were dropped and promptly signed to
RCA
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. During their tenure at RCA the duo catapulted to international superstardom.
From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, Daryl Hall and John Oates scored six U.S. No. 1 singles, including "
Rich Girl" (also No. 1 R&B), "
Kiss on My List
"Kiss on My List" is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall and Janna Allen, and produced by Hall and John Oates. It was the third single release from their ninth studio album, '' Voices'' (1980), and became thei ...
", "
Private Eyes", "
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is a song by the American duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. Written by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen, the song was released as the second single from their tenth studio album, '' Private Eyes'' (1981). Th ...
" (also No. 1 R&B), "
Maneater" and "
Out of Touch
"Out of Touch" is a song by American duo Hall & Oates from their twelfth studio album ''Big Bam Boom'' (1984). The song was released as the lead single from ''Big Bam Boom'' on Thursday, October 4, 1984, by RCA Records. This song was their last ...
" from their six multi-platinum albums – ''
Bigger Than Both of Us'', ''
Voices
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* ''Voices'' (1920 film), by Chester M. De Vonde, with Diana Allen
* ''Voices'' (1973 film), a British horror film
* ''Voices'' (1979 film), a film by Robert Markowitz
* ''Voices'' (19 ...
'', ''
Private Eyes'', ''
H2O
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'', ''
Rock 'n Soul Part 1
''Rock 'n Soul Part 1'' (also titled ''Greatest Hits – Rock 'n Soul Part 1'') is a greatest hits album by American musical duo Hall & Oates, credited as "Daryl Hall John Oates" on the album cover. Released by RCA Records on October 18, 19 ...
'' and ''
Big Bam Boom
''Big Bam Boom'' is the twelfth studio album by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released by RCA Records on October 12, 1984. It marked the end of one of the most successful album runs by a duo of the 1980s. RCA issued a remastered versi ...
'' – the last five of which were released consecutively. The era also produced an additional six U.S. Top 10 singles, "Sara Smile", "
One on One", "
Family Man," "You Make My Dreams," "
Say It Isn't So" and "
Method of Modern Love".
In 1972, Daryl Hall and John Oates opened for
David Bowie
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, who was performing in his first tour of the United States as his stage persona
Ziggy Stardust.
Later in 1985 the duo performed at the Philadelphia leg of the seminal
Live Aid
Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, as well as a music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 fami ...
concert. After their set, the duo returned to the stage to back
Mick Jagger
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and
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer o ...
.
The duo released a Christmas album in October 2006 titled ''
Home for Christmas''.
The duo were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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in 2014.
Solo projects
In addition to his work with Oates, Hall has made music as a solo artist, as well as recording with
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is a British musician, songwriter, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session ...
in the late 1970s, working on Fripp's critically praised ''
Exposure'' album from 1979. In 1977 Fripp produced and performed on Hall's debut solo album, the much-acclaimed ''
Sacred Songs
''Sacred Songs'' is American singer/songwriter Daryl Hall's first solo album. It was produced by guitarist Robert Fripp, who also played on the album.
The album was recorded in 1977 but Hall's label, RCA Records, did not release it for three y ...
.'' This album was released in 1980.
In 1984 Hall co-wrote and produced, with
Arthur Baker, the single "
Swept Away" for
Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...
, which reached US No. 19, US R & B No. 3 and US Dance/Club Play No. 1.
In 1985 he performed two songs during the first
Farm Aid
Farm Aid is an annual benefit concert held for American farmers.
History
On July 13, 1985, while performing at the Live Aid benefit concert for the 1983–1985 Ethiopian famine, Bob Dylan made comments about family farmers within the United S ...
concert in
Champaign, Illinois
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. Hall participated in the
We Are the World
"We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album ''We Are the World''. Wit ...
session as well as closing the
Live Aid
Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, as well as a music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 fami ...
show in Philadelphia. He also made an album with
Dave Stewart that year, ''
Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
''Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine'' is a 1986 solo album by Daryl Hall. The album features his only top-ten solo single, "Dreamtime", which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second single, " Foolish Pride", peaked a ...
'', which yielded his #5 solo single "
Dreamtime
The Dreaming, also referred to as Dreamtime, is a term devised by early anthropologists to refer to a religio-cultural worldview attributed to Australian Aboriginal beliefs. It was originally used by Francis Gillen, quickly adopted by his co ...
". He has recorded such solo works as ''
Soul Alone
''Soul Alone'' is the third studio album by American singer and musician Daryl Hall, released in 1993 on Epic Records. Distinct from the sound of his successful duo Hall & Oates, this album features a more soulful and jazzy feel, with productio ...
'' in 1993 and ''
Can't Stop Dreaming'' in 1996, both of which were received well internationally. In 1994 composed "
Gloryland" that was
official album
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of the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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.
In 2007 Hall guest-starred on the
HBO
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series ''
Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand musical comedy duo formed in Wellington in 1998. The band consists of multi-instrumentalists Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Beginning as a popular live comedy act in the early 2000s, the duo's comed ...
'', playing an MC of a "world music" festival.
On March 12, 2008, Hall played a well-received set with his band at the
South by Southwest
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festival in
Austin, Texas
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.
Hall was slated to sing the
National Anthem of the United States before Game 5 of the
2008 World Series
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at Philadelphia's
Citizens Bank Park
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but, due to an illness, could not appear, and Oates sang it instead.
In 2009, Hall guest starred as himself on the
Independent Film Channel
IFC (formerly known as the Independent Film Channel) is an American basic cable channel owned by AMC Networks, originally launching in 1994 as a TV channel devoted to independent films. The Independent Film Channel originally operated as a com ...
series, ''
Z-Rock
Z Rock was a nationally syndicated radio network based in Dallas, Texas, United States that, from the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s, played heavy metal and hard rock music. The format was one of several 24-hour satellite-delivered music for ...
''.
In 2010 Hall was back in the studio working on a solo recording with bassist and musical director
T-Bone Wolk
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (December 24, 1951 – February 28, 2010) was an American musician and bassist for the music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates and a member of the ''Saturday Night Live'' house band.
Life and career
Wolk was born and raised in Yon ...
. Wolk died of a heart attack on February 28, 2010, hours after completing a session with Hall. Hall released a statement about the death of his bassist of nearly 30 years: "It's not if I will go on, but how? T-Bone was one of the most sensitive and good human beings that I have ever known."
On June 11, 2010, Hall shared the stage with electronic duo
Chromeo
Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from blue-eyed soul, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk.
, the band has rele ...
for a special late night set at the
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
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. Their set consisted of a mix of both Hall & Oates and Chromeo tracks.
On September 27, 2011, Hall released the album ''Laughing Down Crying'' on Verve Records.
On August 12, 2011, UK
Electronic
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* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
*Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device
*Electronic co ...
duo
Nero
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released their debut album ''
Welcome Reality
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'', which features guest vocals by Hall on the track "Reaching Out", which also samples Hall & Oates' 1980s hit "
Out of Touch
"Out of Touch" is a song by American duo Hall & Oates from their twelfth studio album ''Big Bam Boom'' (1984). The song was released as the lead single from ''Big Bam Boom'' on Thursday, October 4, 1984, by RCA Records. This song was their last ...
". "
Reaching Out" was released as the sixth single on December 6, 2011.
Home restoration
Hall restores and preserves historic homes in both the United States and England. In 2008, he purchased the 18th century
Bray House, in
Kittery Point, Maine
Kittery Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in the New England town, town of Kittery, Maine, Kittery, York County, Maine, York County, Maine, United States. First settled in 1623, Kittery Point traces its history to the first seafarers who c ...
and is in the process of restoring it. He also has restored a
Georgian-style
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home in
London, England
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, first built in 1740, with direct waterfront access to the
River Thames
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. He purchased two homes located near
Hartford, Connecticut
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– one built in 1771, the other in 1780 – and had them moved to the same property in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
's
Dutchess County
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where they were combined and restored.
After having the houses moved, he discovered that both homes, by coincidence, were connected to the same family.
Hall has a home in Charleston, South Carolina.
Hall hosted the 2014 television show ''Daryl's Restoration Over-Hall'' on the
DIY Network
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, which showed him and a crew working on restoring one of his homes in Connecticut.
''Live from Daryl's House''
Since 2007, Hall has hosted the online show/webcast ''
Live from Daryl's House
''Live from Daryl's House'' (simply known as ''Daryl's House'' and often abbreviated as ''LFDH'') is an online music series that debuted in the autumn of 2007. The show features singer-songwriter Daryl Hall performing with his band and various gu ...
'', which features live music acts in a podcast/videocast first from his home in
Millerton, New York
Millerton is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States with a population of 958 at the 2010 census. The village was named after Sidney Miller, a rail contractor who helped bring the railroad to that area.
Millerton is part of the Poug ...
, and more recently from his club Daryl's House in
Pawling, New York
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*Pawling (town), New York, in Dutchess County
**Pawling (village), New York, in the town of Pawling
***Pawling (Metro-North station), train station for the village
**Pawling Nature Reserve, in the northern section of the to ...
. The webcast has featured appearances by
Ben Folds
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,
Johnny Rzeznik
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Early life
Rzeznik w ...
,
CeeLo Green
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,
The O'Jays
The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor hi ...
,
Smokey Robinson
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,
KT Tunstall
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Th ...
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Joe Walsh
Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr B ...
,
Rob Thomas,
Todd Rundgren
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,
Darius Rucker
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,
Eric Hutchinson
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,
Cheap Trick
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,
Aaron Neville
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,
Chuck Prophet
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,
Travie McCoy
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,
Ray Manzarek
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Manzarek was induct ...
and
Robbie Krieger
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of
The Doors
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and many others, as well as a holiday special featuring
Shelby Lynne
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and songs from the Hall and Oates release ''
Home for Christmas''.
In a June 2008 interview with ''
Blues & Soul
''Blues & Soul'' is a British music magazine, established in 1967 by John Abbey. ''The Independent'' has noted ''Blues & Soul'' as being the equal of magazines such as ''NME'' and '' Q''. ''Billboard'' magazine has called ''Blues & Soul'' "a r ...
'' magazine, Hall said of the webcast, "For me it was sort of an obvious thing. I've been touring my whole adult life really, and, you know, you can't be EVERYWHERE! Nor do I WANT to be everywhere at this point! I only like to spend so much time per year on the road. So I thought 'Why don't I just do something where anyone who wants to see me anywhere in the world CAN?! And, instead of doing the artist/audience performance-type thing, I wanted to deconstruct it and make the audience more of a fly-on-the-wall kind of observer... I mean, what I've always done onstage is very natural. I talk to the audience and it's a very sitting-roomy kind of thing. So I just thought I'd basically bring that to the web."
Hall hosted
WGN America
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's 2010
New Year's Eve
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coverage as a ''Live from Daryl's House'' special. The special featured clips of previous episodes.
Steve Dahl
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, a Chicago radio host, praised the special as the best New Year's Eve special on television for 2010–11, though he criticized the show's lack of a live countdown to midnight.
In July 2018, BMG partnered with Hall and
Jonathan Wolfson
Jonathan Wolfson (born December 1, 1970) is an American artist manager and television executive. Wolfson currently operates Wolfson Entertainment (previously Wolfson Public Relations).
Early life and education
Jonathan Wolfson was born in Spring ...
to secure worldwide rights for ''Live from Daryl's House'' and will begin producing new segments beginning that fall, the company announced. The agreement includes worldwide rights to the complete run of 82 episodes filmed from 2007–2016, and the company is seeking distribution partners for the new episodes.
Personal life
Hall was married to Bryna Lublin from 1969 to 1972. He
converted to Lublin's religion,
Judaism
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, in order to marry her. He has not actively participated in religion since, but has said that he feels more of a connection to Judaism than to his original affiliation,
Methodism
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. While Hall admits to having had a passing interest in the ideas of English occultist, ceremonial magician, artist and writer
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley (; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the pro ...
, he does not consider
Thelema
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to be his faith.
Hall had a nearly 30-year relationship with songwriter
Sara Allen
Sara Allen (born March 23, 1954) is an American songwriter best known for her work with the duo Hall & Oates. She was in a long-term relationship with Daryl Hall, which ended in 2001, and contributed to many of the duo's hit singles, including " ...
(the inspiration for the song "Sara Smile", and a frequent collaborator with Hall & Oates), which ended in 2001 for undisclosed reasons. They were never married. The two have remained friends, and Allen briefly appears in a May 2016 episode of ''Live from Daryl's House''.
According to interviews with Hall in the VH1 ''
Behind the Music
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'' documentary, the death of
Janna Allen
Janna Allen (May 12, 1957 – August 25, 1993) was an American songwriter. She is best known as a co-writer of some of the biggest hits recorded by Hall & Oates, in collaboration variously with Daryl Hall, John Oates and her sister Sara Allen, who ...
, a close musical collaborator and Sara Allen's sister, affected him very deeply.
Hall had one biological child named Darren with Andrea Zabloski from
Duluth, Minnesota
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. According to Hall, he and his son are not close.
Hall was married to Amanda Aspinall, daughter of British gambling mogul
John Aspinall, from 2009 to 2015. Aspinall had two children from a previous relationship; her daughter March sang backing vocals on songs "Save Me", "Message to Ya" and "Eyes for You" on Hall's 2011 album, ''Laughing Down Crying''. Amanda Aspinall died in January 2019.
At the age of about 60, Hall contracted
Lyme disease
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.
Hit singles
Daryl Hall and John Oates had six No. 1 hits on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart between 1977 and 1984, all six of which were written or co-written by Hall: "
Rich Girl", "
Kiss on My List
"Kiss on My List" is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates. It was written by Daryl Hall and Janna Allen, and produced by Hall and John Oates. It was the third single release from their ninth studio album, '' Voices'' (1980), and became thei ...
" (which Hall wrote with
Janna Allen
Janna Allen (May 12, 1957 – August 25, 1993) was an American songwriter. She is best known as a co-writer of some of the biggest hits recorded by Hall & Oates, in collaboration variously with Daryl Hall, John Oates and her sister Sara Allen, who ...
), "
Private Eyes" (with Sara Allen, Janna Allen & Warren Pash), "
I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is a song by the American duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. Written by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen, the song was released as the second single from their tenth studio album, '' Private Eyes'' (1981). Th ...
" (with John Oates & Sara Allen), "
Maneater" (with John Oates & Sara Allen) and "
Out of Touch
"Out of Touch" is a song by American duo Hall & Oates from their twelfth studio album ''Big Bam Boom'' (1984). The song was released as the lead single from ''Big Bam Boom'' on Thursday, October 4, 1984, by RCA Records. This song was their last ...
" (with John Oates). In addition, "
Do It For Love" (written with John Oates) and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (by Edmund Hamilton Sears & Richard Storrs Willis) topped the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts. "
Everytime You Go Away
"Everytime You Go Away" is a song written and composed by Daryl Hall. It was first recorded in 1980 by the American duo Hall & Oates but was not released as a single. A cover version of the song by Paul Young became an international hit in 1985, ...
", written by Hall and featured on the Hall & Oates album ''
Voices
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Film and television
* ''Voices'' (1920 film), by Chester M. De Vonde, with Diana Allen
* ''Voices'' (1973 film), a British horror film
* ''Voices'' (1979 film), a film by Robert Markowitz
* ''Voices'' (19 ...
'', reached No. 1 in the US and Canada in 1985 when covered by
Paul Young
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.
The Daryl Hall and John Oates song "
She's Gone", which Hall and Oates co-wrote, reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard''
Hot Soul Singles
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chart when covered by
Tavares
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*Tavares Bastos (favela), a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Tavares River
Jamaica
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in 1974.
Hall also sang
lead vocals
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on, and wrote or co-wrote, nine more popular ''
Billboard
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'' songs that also made it to the Top 10: "
Say It Isn't So", "
Adult Education
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" (with John Oates & Sara Allen), "
Sara Smile
"Sara Smile" is a song written and recorded by the American musical duo Hall & Oates. It was released as the third single from their album '' Daryl Hall & John Oates''. The song was the group's first top 40 and first top ten hit in the US, reachi ...
" (with John Oates – a song that refers to Hall's then-girlfriend), "
Method of Modern Love" (with Janna Allen), "
You Make My Dreams
"You Make My Dreams" is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates, taken from their ninth studio album, '' Voices'' (1980). The song reached number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1981. The track received 154,000 digital sales between ...
" (with John Oates & Sara Allen), "
Everything Your Heart Desires", "
One on One", "
Did It in a Minute
"Did It in a Minute" is a song performed by American musical duo Hall & Oates. Written by member Daryl Hall with Sara and Janna Allen, the song was released as the third of four singles from their tenth studio album '' Private Eyes'' in March 198 ...
" (with Sara Allen & Janna Allen) and "
So Close" (with
George Green).
Hall has also had hits which were cover versions, including reaching No. 12 with his 1980 rendition of
The Righteous Brothers
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' "
You've Lost That Loving Feeling
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin is a song by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, first recorded in 1964 by the American vocal duo the Righteous Brothers, whose version was also produced by Spector and is cited by some music critics as the ...
"
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
The Official Hall and Oates WebsiteLive From Daryl's House*
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Living people
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