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''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 Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B and soul singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Daryl Hall and John Oates (with guitarist and ...
performing with his band and various guest artists at 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 ...
. The show provides a performance space that is an alternative to live concerts and studio sessions for popular artists. This allows the artists to "…have fun and ecreatively spontaneous". The majority of shows include a segment in which Hall and the guest artist prepare food from different cuisines for everyone to eat. The food comes from various local restaurants and the chefs of those establishments walk Hall and guest through the preparation of the food. Originally a
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, ''Live from Daryl's House'' expanded to broadcast TV but remained unchanged. Hall was quoted by Billboard.com as saying "it's an Internet show that is being shown on television, so I'm not adapting the show at all in any way to be a 'TV' show." The show debuted in 95 markets on September 24, 2011, with back-to-back half-hour episodes featuring
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(Episode 33) and
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(Episode 35). Starting with the 66th episode, the shows are filmed at Hall's club, Daryl's House, in
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.


History

The first web show was a solo production which featured Hall and his backing band playing "Everything Your Heart Desires". It was not until the second episode that the show introduced its guest star format. Hall's long-time performing and songwriting partner
John Oates John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, acting as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer ...
(of the band
Hall & 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 ...
) was the first guest on the show with a Christmas episode entitled "Trimming the Tree". Hall created ''Live from Daryl's House'' as a refuge from live touring on the road. He stated in an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' magazine that he wanted to bring the world to him, for a change. Hall wanted the opportunity to collaborate with contemporary artists, and this is his vehicle in which to do so. ''Live from Daryl's House'' originally appeared on the program's website in November 2007. The initial episode was completely funded by Hall. In subsequent shows, costs were defrayed by corporate sponsors like Uline. Although some of those sponsored episodes are no longer available for viewing on the archive section of ''LFDH'''s website, they can still be found on YouTube and torrent trackers. In addition to corporate sponsorship, Hall routinely plugged local restaurants that provided catering for the shows. Often, the chef would teach Hall and the guest artist how to prepare at least one of the dishes that were served. When the program gained popularity, Hall's Good Cop Bad Cop Productions company signed two syndication deals (with Tribune being the most notable). In 2012, the
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-owned Palladia network took over the finances with help from a deal arranged by executive producer
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(Hall & Oates manager). In July 2018, BMG announced a new partnership with ''Live from Daryl's House''. The agreement included worldwide rights to the entire 82-episode collection filmed from 2007 to 2016. The show's new production began in the fall of 2018 and was executive produced by Daryl Hall and
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for Good Cop Bad Cop Productions, and Joe Thomas and Bob Frank for BMG. Domenic Cotter of Sound Off Productions continued as the show's producer.


Episodes

As of November 2020, 84 episodes of ''Live from Daryl's House'' have been filmed.


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Syndication

''Live from Daryl's House'' gained traction on Rural Media Group's channels, and the Palladia network through a deal brokered by the show's Executive Producer
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, Rick Krim (VH1), and Ben Zurier (Executive Vice President, Programming Strategy, VH1, VH1 Classic, Palladia). The show currently continues to air on VH1, MTV Live (formerly Palladia) (Viacom Media Network), RFD-TV and Family Net (both of the Rural Media Group), and on the ''Live from Daryl's House'' website. The show's website continues to premier the latest episodes from the series, and holds an archive of some of the past episodes. In an announced agreement, 2014 will see the show continue to air on Viacom Media Network's Palladia music channel and new episodes will appear on all previously mentioned outlets. The series has led to
Daryl Hall Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B and soul singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Daryl Hall and John Oates (with guitarist and ...
touring a live version of the show with
Sharon Jones Sharon Lafaye Jones (May 4, 1956 – November 18, 2016) was an American soul and funk singer. She was the lead singer of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, a soul and funk band based in Brooklyn, New York. Jones experienced breakthrough succe ...
and
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, among others. On LFDH.com, the
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song "
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" (explicitly entitled "Fuck You") was unedited on the website, but was heavily edited on Palladia and
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airings.


The "House"

From the inception of the show until the 64th episode, ''Live from Daryl's House'' primarily took place at Hall's home in
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. This home consisted of two
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Valley Houses that were built between 1771 and 1781. These houses were disassembled in their original locations and shipped to
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 ...
where they were reassembled back into their original structures and preserved. The houses now sit as one on Hall's 250 acres of farmland, which is located on the New York/Connecticut border 50 miles to the west of their original location. Episode 64 was the last show to be filmed from Hall's Millerton, New York, residence. In October 2013, Hall began leasing and renovating the Pawling building that once housed the Towne Crier nightclub in Pawling, New York. Having remodeled the venue to look like his old home, even naming it Daryl's House, the 65th episode of ''Live from Daryl's House'' was filmed at the new location. Long known for his passion of restoring historical homes, Hall produced another television show titled ''Daryl's Restoration Over-Hall''. This series appeared on
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and was executive produced by Hall, Michael Morrissey 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 ...
. The show focused on restoring Hall's colonial-era home in
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.


Other locations

Episode 4 of the series was filmed at Hall's
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Townhouse where he performs "Let's Give Them Something to Talk About" with K.T. Tunstall. Episode 6 was filmed at the
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. Episodes 28 and 29 were filmed in
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. Episode 40 was filmed at
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's home in
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. Episode 69 (Sammy Hagar) was filmed at the
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in
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,
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.


Band members

The house band consists of Hall and a core of key members along with several guest musicians based on the genre of the guest star. The late
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 ...
was the musical director. After Wolk's death in 2010, guitarist
Paul Pesco Paul Pesco (born May 13, 1959) is an American session guitarist, singer-songwriter, film score composer and record producer. Biography Pesco was born in Canandaigua, New York, to a Sicilian father (an opera singer and voice instructor) and Kore ...
was the musical director until early 2014. Hall replaced Pesco as musical director with guitarist
Shane Theriot Shane Theriot (pronounced "terry-oh") (born October 4, 1972) is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is the musical director, guitarist, and band leader for Hall & Oates and musical director/guitarist for the television show ''Live ...
. From the first episode, Wolk's house musicians were guitarist/keyboardist
Eliot Lewis Eliot Lewis (born March 10, 1962) is an American rock, R&B and soul singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known for his work with Average White Band (1989-2002) and Hall & Oates (2003-present). Lewis is also an integral part of ...
, drummer
Shawn Pelton Shawn Pelton is an American drummer and percussionist. He has recorded with a wide range of artists and has been a first call player since moving to New York in the late 1980s. Shawn has recorded with artists such as Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, ...
, percussionist Everett Bradley, and bassist Zev Katz, who frequently ended episodes with a "Moment of Zev." Through Pesco's tenure and into Theriot's, the band coalesced around Lewis, drummer Brian Dunne, bassist Klyde Jones, and percussionist Porter Carroll. Dunne, Jones, and Lewis played together in the
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in the 2000s. A frequent guest throughout the series is saxophonist
Charles DeChant Charles DeChant (born June 10, 1945) is an American saxophone and keyboard player known for his association with Hall & Oates. Career Born in Florida on June 10, 1945, DeChant has been playing in the band since 1976. Notable saxophone solos are ...
. In 2022, the band toured under the name Daryl Hall and the Daryl's House Band.


Awards

In 2010, ''Live from Daryl's House'' won the "Best Variety Series" from the
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Group. The series was also nominated for a Music Webby in the same year. The show won a MTV O Music Award in 2010 for "Best Performance Series".


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External links

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