John Oates
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.
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Movies (30)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
2025
Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary
as Self
2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
as Self
2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly to Chile
as Self
2022
Enormous: The Gorge Story
2021
I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
as Himself
2019
Daryl Hall and John Oates: Live in Dublin
as Guitar
2018
Pixels
as John Oates
2015
Revival: The Sam Bush Story
as Self
2015
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live in Dublin
as Guitar
2015
Daryl Hall and John Oates - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
as Guitar/Vocals
2013
Hall & Oates - Live in Sydney
as Self
2013
John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert
as self
2011
You Again
as John Oates
2010
Daryl Hall and John Oates - Live at the Troubadour
as Himself - Vocals, Guitar
2008
Totally Baked
as Himself
2007
Hall & Oates: Our Kind of Soul
as Himself
2005
Hall & Oates: Live
as Guitar / Vocals
2005
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
1991
Evolution's End?
as Self
1991
Heavy Petting
as Self
1989
Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Liberty Concert
as Guitar/Vocals
1985
Live Aid
as Self
1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self (uncredited)
1985
The Making of Sun City
as Self
1985
The Daryl Hall & John Oates Video Collection: 7 Big Ones
1984
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Go Solo
as John Oates
1983
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock'n Soul Live
1983
TV Shows (11)
I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
as Self
2019
The Masked Singer
as Special Message (video)
2019
Garfunkel and Oates
as Dirty D
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Goldbergs
as John the Janitor
2013
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Musical Guest
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2003
Will & Grace
as John Oates
1998
MTV Unplugged
as Self
1989
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975