John Oates

Known for ActingBorn 1948-04-07 (age 78)New York City, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Oates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly to Chile

The Making of Sun City

I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock

Evolution's End?

Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Liberty Concert

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock'n Soul Live

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

The Greatest Night in Pop

Daryl Hall and John Oates - Live at the Troubadour

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live in Dublin

John Candy: I Like Me

Live Aid

The Masked Singer

MTV Video Music Awards

The Goldbergs

Garfunkel and Oates

MTV Unplugged

Will & Grace

Saturday Night Live

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin

You Again

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Pixels

Heavy Petting

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Daryl Hall and John Oates - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Totally Baked

The Megan Mullally Show

Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary

Enormous: The Gorge Story

The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World

I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock

Daryl Hall and John Oates: Live in Dublin

Revival: The Sam Bush Story

Hall & Oates - Live in Sydney

John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert

Hall & Oates: Live

Hall & Oates: Our Kind of Soul

The Daryl Hall & John Oates Video Collection: 7 Big Ones

Daryl Hall & John Oates: Go Solo