Photo Gallery: Daryl Hall & John Oates Perform at The Joint
Daryl Hall & John Oates, the top selling duo in music history, delivered a night of their greatest hits at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Thursday, Sept. 20 (Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com).
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Starting out as two devoted disciples of earlier greats, Daryl Hall & John Oates are soul survivors in their own right. They have become such musical influences on some of today’s popular artists that the September 2006 cover of Spin Magazine’s headline read: “Why Hall and Oates are the New Velvet Underground.” Their artistic fan base includes Rob Thomas, John Mayer, Brandon Flowers of The Killers, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and Gym Class Heroes who dubbed their tour “Daryl Hall for President Tour 2007.” One of the most sampled artists today, their impact can be heard everywhere from boy band harmonies, to neo-soul to rap-rock fusion.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Signed to Atlantic Records by AhmetErtegan in the 1970s, the pair has sold more albums than any other duo in music history. Their 1973 debut album, Abandoned Luncheonette, produced by ArifMardin, yielded the Top 10 single, “She’s Gone,” which also went to No. 1 on the R&B charts when it was covered by Taveras. The duo recorded one more album with Atlantic, War Babies, (produced by Todd Rundgren) before they were dropped and promptly signed to RCA. Their tenure at RCA would catapult the duo to international superstardom.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
From the mid-70s to the mid-80s, the duo would score six No. 1 singles, including “Rich Girl” (also No. 1 R&B), “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) (also No. 1 R&B), “Maneater” and “Out of Touch” from their six consecutive multi-platinum albums. The era would also produce an additional five Top 10 singles, “Sara Smile,” “One on One,” “You Make My Dreams,” “Say It Isn’t So” and “Method of Modern Love.”
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Most recently as a duo, they released their first box set, Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates. The box set marks the first comprehensive multi-CD, multi-label deluxe box set compilation ever assembled from their entire career’s work including four CDs containing 74 tracks (16 of them previously unreleased).
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
With the 40th anniversary of their first album, Whole Oats, 2012 finds Daryl Hall & John Oates very much at the height of their powers making their own kind of soul, with a new generation of musicians recognizing not only their historic track record of success, but also their continuing influence and achievements.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at The Joint
Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.erikkabik.com.
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