John Oates

Pop Rock Soul 

When the Morning Comes: Hall & Oates’ Abandoned Luncheonette at 50

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 Robin E. Cook 2 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Abandoned Luncheonette, America, Arif Mardin, Daryl Hall, Daryl Hall and John Oates, James Taylor, John Oates, Seals and Crofts, She's Gone

Food for thought on an overlooked classic

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New Wave Pop Rock Soul 

Firing On All Cylinders: Hall & Oates’ H2O at 40

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments 1982, Daryl Hall, Family Man, GE Smith, H2O, John Oates, Maneater, Men At Work, One On One, Phil Collins, Stray Cats, The Supremes

The album the acclaimed duo released at the zenith of their Imperial Phase is their artistic peak, too

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Blues Country and/or Western Rock Roots 

John Oates’ Nashville Dreams Come True

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Don Gibson, Guthrie Trapp, Hall & Oates, Hall and Oates, Jimmie Rodgers, John Oates, Josh “Daddy” Day, Live In Nashville, Mississippi John Hurt, Nate Smith, Russ Pahl, Sam Bush, Steve Mackay, The Good Road Band

Talking with one half of the iconic pop duo Hall & Oates about his roots in early American music

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Pop 

To Be The Noisiest: Big Bam Boom at 35

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 T.A. Inskeep 2 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Big Bam Boom, Daryl Hall, Hall and Oates, John Oates, Out of Touch

The final album of Daryl Hall and John Oates’ imperial phase seemed to put production ahead of songwriting

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Pop Rock Soul 

Uh-Oh: Ooh Yeah!

October 22, 2018July 27, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 1 Comment 1988, 30th Anniversary, Daryl Hall, Hall abd Oates, John Oates

30 years ago, Hall & Oates released their final album of the ‘80s

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