John Oates
Also Known As: Hall & Oates, Hall and Oates, John & Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates , Daryl Hall and John Oates, John William Oates
Biography: John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates along with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, serving as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Although Oates's main role in the duo is being the guitarist, he also co-wrote many of the top 10 songs that they recorded, including: "Sara Smile" (referring to Hall's then-girlfriend, Sara Allen), "She's Gone", and "Out of Touch", as well as "You Make My Dreams", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", and "Adult Education". He also sang lead vocals on several more singles in the Hot 100, such as "How Does It Feel to Be Back", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (a remake of the 1965 song performed by the Righteous Brothers), and "Possession Obsession". In 1986, Oates contributed the song "(She's the) Shape of Things to Come" on the soundtrack to the 1986 film About Last Night. He also co-wrote and sang backup on the song "Electric Blue", recorded by the Australian band Icehouse, which was a Billboard top 10 hit. Oates was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, and in 2014 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of Hall & Oates. His memoir, Change of Seasons, was published in 2017.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: April 07, 1948
Age: 77 years old
Gender: Male
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Daryl Hall & John Oates: Go Solo
Overview: MTV Special covering the recording of the song "Go Solo" by Daryl Hall and John Oates.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-13
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I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
Overview: Katie Puckrik explores the 1970s American music phenomenon of Yacht Rock, a halcyon period of Los Angeles studio craft that married R&B with themes of longing, aspiration and melancholy, before going on to explore how the genre adapted to the musical times of the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-14
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Daryl Hall and John Oates - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Overview: Daryl Hall and John Oates kept a diverse crowd happy, updating their sound just enough to make hits from the '70s and '80s feel fresh in front of a sing-along crowd at New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 5, 2013. The "rock-and-soul" duo from Philadelphia added funk, rhythm-and-blues and gospel touches to chart-toppers, such as "Maneater," "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)," and "You Make My Dreams Come True."
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2013-05-05
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The Making of Sun City
Overview: Documentary Chronicling the making of Artists United Against Apartheid “Sun City”
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-23
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John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert
Overview: A tribute to John Denver -- A Rocky Mountain High Earth Day Celebration -- in celebration of his life and music on April 21, 2011. Hosted by Olivia Newton-John and playing John Denver's hits include performances by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lee Ann Womack, John Oates, Olivia Newton-John and Richie Furay, and featuring members of John Denver's Band and the Boulder Philharmonic conducted by Lee Holdridge.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-21
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The Greatest Night in Pop
Overview: On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-19
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Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Liberty Concert
Overview: On July 4th, 1985 in front of 60,000 fans, Hall & Oates performed at an outdoor benefit concert for the restoration of the Statue Of Liberty. The duo performed most of their soul-funk classics such as: "Family Man," "Rich Girl," "Say It Isn't So," "Method of Modern Love," and more.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-17
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The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
Overview: In the 1960s, while America was in the throes of race riots, five people from diverse backgrounds came together in Philadelphia to create a new sound: Philly Soul. Its home, Sigma Sound Studio, was a place that drew Chubby Checker, The O'Jays, Stevie Wonder and many more. This film tells its amazing story.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-23
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Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live in Dublin
Overview: Daryl Hall and John Oates are one of the most successful recording duos of all time with a string of hit singles and gold and platinum albums to their name including six US No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all of which are included in this superb live show. Filmed at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on 15th July 2014, this was the first time Daryl Hall and John Oates had played a live show in the city. They delivered a fantastic performance, packed with hits, to an audience who were clearly in the mood to party as only Dublin can!
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-31
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Hall & Oates: Live
Overview: This well shot, and perfectly recorded set of outstanding Musikladen-televised performances from 1977 and 1978 (released by Eagle Rock on DVD in 2005), shows the band in perfect form, and illustrates the tightness of the band and the joy of their music. Tracklist: 1. Rich Girl 2. Do What You Want, Be What You Are 3. Is It a Star 4. Abandoned Luncheonette 5. Ennui on the Mountain 6. Gino the Manager 7. Sara Smile 8. Room to Breathe 9. Johnny Gore and the C Eaters
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-04
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Overview: The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-19
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Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly to Chile
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-01-01
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Pixels
Overview: Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-16
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Totally Baked
Overview: Meet Dave Bertman, a tightly wound 37 year-old father of one. Bertman's "higher" education begins when medical marijuana activists wielding "loaded" weapons interrupt a planned reunion barbecue with college debate chums. When his teenage daughter Gina Marie unexpectedly arrives with a joint found in her pocket, Bertman assumes the worst. Only after he faces his own hypocrisies, can he have the open and honest discussion needed for father and daughter to understand each other and reconnect.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-20
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Live Aid
Overview: Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-13
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Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock'n Soul Live
Overview: Live at the Montreal Forum 1983
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-10
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Daryl Hall and John Oates - Live at the Troubadour
Overview: Thirty-five years since they last performed there as an opening act, Daryl Hall and John Oates returned to the Troubadour in May of 2008 to find the legendary Los Angeles club nearly unchanged.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-28
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Hall & Oates: Our Kind of Soul
Overview: Popular 1980s soulsters Daryl Hall and John Oates return to their musical roots in this live concert that celebrates the classic tunes that influenced the duo's artistic direction. The pair perform faithful renditions and fresh updates on songs such as "I Can Dream About You," "Don't Turn Your Back on Me," "Fading Away," "Neither One of Us," "After the Dance," "Standing in the Shadows of Love," "Rock Steady" and more.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-08
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Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Overview: This film celebrates the long and successful collaboration of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, including a compilation of Elton John performances and in-depth interviews with both men.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-01
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Heavy Petting
Overview: Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie Hoffman, and poet Allen Ginsberg-- recall their earliest sexual experiences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-22
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You Again
Overview: History -- make that high school -- may repeat itself when Marni learns that Joanna, the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger doesn't change its stripes. On Marni's side is her mother, while Joanna's backed by her wealthy aunt.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-23
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Revival: The Sam Bush Story
Overview: Heralded as one of the most influential musicians in the modern era, Sam Bush pioneered a new genre of music, inspired some of today's most successful commercial acts, yet he remains the music world's best-kept secret.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-21
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Enormous: The Gorge Story
Overview: Enormous: The Gorge Story carves out the never-before-told story of the world’s most iconic music venue, The Gorge Amphitheatre. This music film investigates the venue’s unlikely evolution from a small winery created by a neurosurgeon to becoming one of the greatest outdoor music destinations in the world. Sign up to our mailing list for updates and original music content.
Genres: Documentary History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-21
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Hall & Oates - Live in Sydney
Overview: When Daryl Hall and John Oates took to the stage at Sydney’s Entertainment Centre as the iconic bass line of ‘Maneater’ began to play, the fans knew they were in for a treat. This duo may have been opening concerts with that irresistibly smooth number for years, but it never seems to lose its magic, and the crowd – an eclectic mix of teens and baby boomers alike – lapped it up. These Philly crooners still have it in bucket-loads, so this show should have everyone from diehard Daryl Hall and John Oates fans to kids of the 80's groovin’ along in no time." 1. Maneater 2. Family Man 3. Out of Touch 4. Adult Education 5. How Does It Feel to Be Back 6. Say It Isn't So 7. Las Vegas Turnaround 8. She's Gone 9. Sara Smile 10. I Can't Go for That 11. Rich Girl 12. You Make My Dreams 13. Kiss on My List 14. Private Eyes
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Overview: We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-28
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The Daryl Hall & John Oates Video Collection: 7 Big Ones
Overview: Video collection of some of their biggest hits. "Say It Isn't So", "Family Man", "Maneater", "Private Eyes", "Adult Education", "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" and "One On One".
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Evolution's End?
Overview: A galvanizing indictment of how we are sabotaging our children's development and our society's future that will transform the way we think about our families, schools, and lives.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-04
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Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary
Overview: A well renowned institution where legends jam, and find inspiration. A chronicles of the shop's spirit as Norman, its beloved founder, faces retirement, marking a turning point for this cultural haven.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-31
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