- John Oates
Infobox Musical artist
Name = John Oates
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = John William Oates
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Born = birth date and age|1949|4|7
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Origin =New York, New York U.S.
Instrument = Vocals,guitar ,keyboards ,bass guitar
Genre =Blue-eyed soul Pop rock
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Years_active = 1967–present
Label =Atlantic Records RCA Records Epic Records Arista Records
U-Watch Records
Associated_acts =Hall & Oates
URL = [http://www.hallandoates.com/ www.hallandoates.com]
Notable_instruments =John William Oates (born
April 7 ,1949 inNew York ) is an Americanmusician and producer best known as the mustachioed half of the successful rock and soul duoHall & Oates .Background
John Oates was raised in North Wales, PA, and attended
North Penn High School in suburban Philadelphia. He is married to Aimee Oates, and his son Tanner John Oates was born onJune 19 ,1996 . John Oates is of Italian descent on his mother's side and Spanish-Moorish on his father's side.In about 1972 he and
Daryl Hall formed the duoHall & Oates . Since the formation of this partnership, Hall & Oates have gone on to record 21 albums which have sold over 80 million units worldwide, making them arguably the most successful duo in pop/rock history. They have scored 10 number one records, over 20 top 40 hits and have toured the world for decades. Their involvement in the original “Live Aid” concert and the ground breaking “We Are The World” charity recording have further established them as legendary artists who have personally and through their music, stood the test of time. Their influence on modern pop music has been cited by numerous contemporary bands, like the Gym Class Heroes and the Killers, who have credited and acknowledged H&O’s considerable contribution to American music.Despite 30 years as a chart-topping performer and sought after producer, John did not release a solo album until 2002's "
Phunk Shui ".Oates took part, along with
Jamie Cullum , in the song "Greatest Mistake" byHandsome Boy Modeling School . The song appears on the 2004 album "White People ".John has recently been invited to become a member of the board of directors for the R&B Foundation and continues to support many national and local charities.
He has just finished recording his second solo album entitled: “1000 Miles of Life” in Nashville featuring a collection of musicians.Fact|date=July 2008 The album is due for a Fall 2008 release.Fact|date=July 2008
As reported by Billboard, John Oates will be starring in an animated series called J.Stache created by Evan Duby at Primary Wave Music Publishing. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003821770]
Releases
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Phunk Shui " (CD that was released multiple times, each addingbonus tracks )* "" (DVD and bonus live CD)
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John Oates Solo - The Album, The Concert " (DualDisc : CD side of "Phunk Shui" (14 track version), DVD side "Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House") (bonus live CD that came with the original above the DVD is not included) (2006)External links
* [http://www.johnoates.com Official John Oates website]
* [http://www.hallandoates.com Official website of Hall & Oates]
* [http://www.myspace.com/johnoatesmusic John Oates on MySpace]
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