Two modern developments hurtled Hall and Oates back to prominence: ‘It resonated with them’
How did Hall and Oates become hip again after years as too-often-overlooked hitmakers? John Oates explains.
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Please, don’t categorize Hall and Oates this way: ‘It’s a racist term’
For years, maybe from the beginning, the music of Hall and Oates has been described by the same musical term – and Daryl Hall despises it.
John Oates on the thing he hates most about Hall and Oates: ‘Just be totally objective about it’
Everyone, no matter their stature, can find themselves regretting a few things – and John Oates of Hall and Oates is no different.
Daryl Hall on how MTV ruined a huge Hall and Oates hit: ‘It was really, really frustrating’
Though they came of age in the singer-songwriter 1970s, Hall and Oates found their biggest successes in the video-obsessed decade that followed.
Hall and Oates’ most complicated hit song might surprise you: ‘Very unusual, more sophisticated chord changes’
One of the more difficult Hall and Oates songs, from a guitar player’s technical standpoint, is also one of the duo’s most hummable, biggest hits.
Daryl Hall on the Hall and Oates song that should have been a hit: ‘It didn’t get any response whatsoever’
It boasted the signature Hall and Oates sound, and an up-and-coming legend as producer, but bombed anyway. Daryl Hall will never understand why.
John Oates isn’t a fan of Hall and Oates’ ’80s videos – except for one: ‘So weird and over the top’
Hall and Oates have made no secret of their reluctance to become MTV-age stars, having emerged from the roosty, and rooted, folk scene.
For John Oates, picking a favorite Hall and Oates song isn’t easy: ‘There’s so many — thank God’
John Oates struggles to select a single Hall and Oates moment, finally settling on three from a career marked as much by diversity as longevity.
Hall and Oates have developed an unspoken kinship: ‘It’s so weird’
Outside of tour commitments, Hall and Oates rarely, if ever, speak. Find out why John Oates is OK with that.
Hall and Oates still lobbying Hall of Fame on behalf of Philadelphia’s ‘incredible musical history’
A year after their own induction, Hall and Oates keep up pressure on the Hall of Fame to honor several Philadelphia greats. Find out who.
