Hall & Oates’ lawsuit and career ups and downs: It’s ‘f—k up’ being a duo
nypost.comthat loving feeling. When John Oates met Daryl Hall in 1967 is was the start of a beautiful friendship and musical partnership.
The two Philadelphia bred singer/songwriters eventually formed the pop duo Hall & Oates, were signed to Atlantic Records by Ahmet Ertegun and released their first album, “Whole Oats,” together in 1972.Throughout their nearly five decade-spanning career, Hall & Oates released eight platinum albums and topped the Hot 100 chart more than half a dozen times with their plethora of no.
1 singles, including “Rich Girl,” “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do),” “Maneater” and “Out of Touch.”Hall & Oates would go on to become the number one selling duo in American pop history but on Nov.
16 the duo hit a sour note when Hall, 77, shocked fans around the world and filed a lawsuit against his former musical partner Oates, 75.The Post has reached out to both Hall’s and Oates’ reps for comment.Here’s a look at the ups and downs of one of the greatest musical duos of all time, who went from making their dreams come true to sadly being out of touch.In 2003 Hall and Oates were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of some of the greatest artists in the industry including Bob Marley, Jon Bon Jovi, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Sting, Dolly Parton, Jay-Z and Elton John.Hall & Oates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 10th, 2014 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center alongside Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt.
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