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John Oates

John Oates

Acting
07 Apr 1948 (77 years)
New York City, New York, USA

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...

Also Known As

Hall & Oates, Hall and Oates, John & Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates , Daryl Hall and John Oates

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