John Oates
Known For
Acting
Born
1948-04-07 in 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 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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
The Goldbergs
as John the Janitor
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Will & Grace
as John Oates
The Masked Singer
as Special Message (video)
The Masked Singer
as Anteater
Pixels
as John Oates
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Musical Guest
MTV Unplugged
as Self
Garfunkel and Oates
as Dirty D
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
You Again
as John Oates
Live Aid
as Self
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self (uncredited)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Totally Baked
as Himself