Twilio, became an runaway success spurred from just one tweet. Dial 1-719-26-OATES to listen to your choice of one of four Hall and Oates hit songs on demand. So far, over 385,000 people have called in, showing they aren’tout of touchwith the soul-singing duo. ...
“He was a flawed individual. He had problems and the drugs and everything really took him down,” Oates recalled. “So during the making ofBeauty on a Back Street, I mean, there was one day where he literally collapsed on the control board. And we had to call the EMTs and they ru...
But it was two Oates songs –“Camellia” and “Alone Too Long” – that were slated by the record company to be the two singles released from “The Sliver Album.” At that point in the process, “Sara Smile” wasn’t being considered for release as a single. “When ‘Sara Smile’...
Hall & Oates 2015 ballots 01. War 02. Bill Withers 03. The Spinners 04. The Marvelettes 05. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/28/2014 @ 14:34pm The Hall & Oates induction was a smart decision by the Committee. A great example of making hit songs and long...
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater - Xfinity Center - 8.5.21 Subscribe toon But the band did sneak in some less obvious tracks, including the minor 1984 hit “Adult Education” and 1974’s “Is It a Star,” a highlight from the overlooked,Todd Rundgren-producedWar Babies. ...
For decades, both Hall and Oates supplemented their hit-making and large-scale touring with solo musical endeavors. Oates toldRolling Stonethat his pandemic-enforced downtime led him to reconsider the balance he sought between the two. “During the pandemic, there were no more private planes. Th...
for Hall & Oates’ signature ‘80s hit “Maneater,” only to be interrupted by a frustrated Barry who says, “What the hell, man? Are you mocking me?” Oates’ “John” stammers out an apology and then offers, “Me and my buddy, we got this band, and I thought maybe next year…...
By the 1980s Daryl Hall and John Oates had reached the top, thanks to a string of catchy songs, like "You Make My Dreams Come True" and "Turn Out the Light." They also became fixtures on the just-launched MTV. "They came to us -- you know, we had a bunch of hit records – ...
“We embraced each new device on its merits as a tool to enhance and integrate into the recording process,”John Oatesrecalled in his 2017 memoirChange of Seasons. “For us, they were instruments to be used to achieve an end: service and enrich the songs.” ...
The Razz: We Write the Grooves Move That; Hall and Oates on the ADD Version of Their HitByline: By Rick FultonDaily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)