John Joseph Hall (born July 23, 1948) is an American musician, activist, and politician currently serving as the Congressman for New York's 19th congressional district. He co-founded the 1970s band Orleans. On November 4, 2008, Hall was re-elected to Congress when he defeated Republican Kieran Lalor with 59% of the vote.
Hall was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a student at the University of Notre Dame when he quit to devote himself to music....
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John Joseph Hall (born July 23, 1948) is an American musician, activist, and politician currently serving as the Congressman for New York's 19th congressional district. He co-founded the 1970s band Orleans. On November 4, 2008, Hall was re-elected to Congress when he defeated Republican Kieran Lalor with 59% of the vote.
Hall was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a student at the University of Notre Dame when he quit to devote himself to music. Songwriting and session time with such artists as Janis Joplin, Seals & Crofts and Bonnie Raitt preceded his founding of Orleans in January 1972 in Ulster County, New York with Wells Kelly and Larry Hoppen. Lance Hoppen, Larry's brother, joined the band later in that year.
The band's work included an album, Waking and Dreaming, with a cover on which all the band members, including Hall, posed stripped to the waist.
In 1977, Hall left to begin a solo career and became active in the anti-nuclear movement, co-founding Musicians United for Safe...
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