John William Oates (born April 7, 1949 in New York City, New York) is an American rock guitarist, musician, songwriter and producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates (with lead vocalist Daryl Hall). Though he was a primary guitarist, he also wrote or co-wrote numerous popular songs with Hall such as, Sara Smile,"You Make My Dreams", "She's Gone", "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", "Out of Touch" and "Adult Educa...
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John William Oates (born April 7, 1949 in New York City, New York) is an American rock guitarist, musician, songwriter and producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates (with lead vocalist Daryl Hall). Though he was a primary guitarist, he also wrote or co-wrote numerous popular songs with Hall such as, Sara Smile,"You Make My Dreams", "She's Gone", "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", "Out of Touch" and "Adult Education". He also sang lead vocals on "How Does It Feel to Be Back", "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and "Possession Obsession". In addition to his work with Hall, Oates co-wrote "Electric Blue" for the band Icehouse which was a Billboard Top Ten hit.
John Oates was raised in North Wales, Pennsylvania, and attended North Penn High School in suburban Philadelphia. He is married to Aimee Oates, and his son Tanner John Oates was born on June 19, 1996.
After high school in 1967, John attended Temple University in Philadelphia. It was there that he...
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