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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 7, 1948
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Hall & Oates
- Hall and Oates
- John & Oates
- Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Daryl Hall and John Oates
- John William Oates
John Oates
0.3 Popularity
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Oates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
7.8
Self - Singer (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
4.0
Self
Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary
2024
7.9
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
🎬
0.0
Self
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
2023
8.2
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
10.0
Self
Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly to Chile
2022
3.5
Enormous: The Gorge Story
2021
0.0
Self
I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
2019
9.0
Himself
I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
2019
7.7
Special Message (video)
The Masked Singer
2019
Credits
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
2025
7.8
Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary
as Self
2024
4.0
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.9
🎬
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
as Self
2023
0.0
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
2022
8.2
Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly to Chile
as Self
2022
10.0
Enormous: The Gorge Story
2021
3.5
I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
as Self
2019
0.0
I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
as Himself
2019
9.0
The Masked Singer
as Special Message (video)
2019
7.7
The Masked Singer
as Anteater
2019
7.7
Daryl Hall and John Oates: Live in Dublin
as Guitar
2018
0.0
Pixels
as John Oates
2015
5.8
Revival: The Sam Bush Story
as Self
2015
0.0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live in Dublin
as Guitar
2015
7.8
Garfunkel and Oates
as Dirty D
2014
6.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
The Goldbergs
as John the Janitor
2013
7.5
🎬
Daryl Hall and John Oates - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
as Guitar/Vocals
2013
5.2
Hall & Oates - Live in Sydney
as Self
2013
0.0
John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert
as self
2011
0.0
You Again
as John Oates
2010
6.3
Daryl Hall and John Oates - Live at the Troubadour
as Himself - Vocals, Guitar
2008
8.0
Totally Baked
as Himself
2007
4.9
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Musical Guest
2006
4.2
🎬
Hall & Oates: Our Kind of Soul
as Himself
2005
0.0
Hall & Oates: Live
as Guitar / Vocals
2005
0.0
Will & Grace
as John Oates
1998
6.8
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
1991
6.3
Evolution's End?
as Self
1991
0.0
MTV Unplugged
as Self
1989
6.8
Heavy Petting
as Self
1989
5.2
Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Liberty Concert
as Guitar/Vocals
1985
9.0
Live Aid
as Self
1985
7.9
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self (uncredited)
1985
8.5
The Making of Sun City
as Self
1985
9.0
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.7
The Daryl Hall & John Oates Video Collection: 7 Big Ones
1984
0.0
🎬
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Go Solo
as John Oates
1983
0.0
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock'n Soul Live
1983
9.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0