# Live from Daryl's House

Live from Daryl's House (simply known as Daryl's House and often abbreviated as LFDH) is an online music series that debuted in the autumn of 2007. The show features singer-songwriter Daryl Hall performing with his band and various guest artists at his home in Millerton, New York. The show provides a performance space that is an alternative to live concerts and studio sessions for popular artists. This allows the artists to "…have fun and [be] creatively spontaneous". The majority of shows include a segment in which Hall and the guest artist prepare food from different cuisines for everyone to eat. The food comes from various local restaurants and the chefs of those establishments walk Hall and guest through the preparation of the food.
Originally a web series, Live from Daryl's House expanded to broadcast TV but remained unchanged. Hall was quoted by Billboard.com as saying "it's an Internet show that is being shown on television, so I'm not adapting the show at all in any way to be a 'TV' show." The show debuted in 95 markets on September 24, 2011, with back-to-back half-hour episodes featuring Train (Episode 33) and Fitz and the Tantrums (Episode 35). Starting with the 66th episode, the shows are filmed at Hall's club, Daryl's House, in Pawling, New York.

## History

The first web show was a solo production which featured Hall and his backing band playing "Everything Your Heart Desires". It was not until the second episode that the show introduced its guest star format. Hall's long-time performing and songwriting partner John Oates (of the band Hall & Oates) was the first guest on the show with a Christmas episode entitled "Trimming the Tree".
Hall created Live from Daryl's House as a refuge from live touring on the road. He stated in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that he wanted to bring the world to him, for a change. Hall wanted the opportunity to collaborate with contemporary artists, and this is his vehicle in which to do so.
Live from Daryl's House originally appeared on the program's website in November 2007. The initial episode was completely funded by Hall. In subsequent shows, costs were defrayed by corporate sponsors like Uline. In addition to corporate sponsorship, Hall routinely plugged local restaurants that provided catering for the shows. Often, the chef would teach Hall and the guest artist how to prepare at least one of the dishes that were served. When the program gained popularity, Hall's Good Cop Bad Cop Productions company signed two syndication deals (with Tribune being the most notable). In 2012, the Viacom-owned Palladia network took over the finances with help from a deal arranged by executive producer Jonathan Wolfson (Hall & Oates manager).
In July 2018, BMG announced a new partnership with Live from Daryl's House. The agreement included worldwide rights to the entire 82-episode collection filmed from 2007 to 2016. The show's new production began in the fall of 2018 and was executive produced by Daryl Hall and Jonathan Wolfson for Good Cop Bad Cop Productions, and Joe Thomas and Bob Frank for BMG. Domenic Cotter of Sound Off Productions continued as the show's producer.

## Episodes

As of December 2023, 90 episodes of Live from Daryl's House have been broadcast.
| Episode No. | Guest or episode name | Date | Notes |
| 90 | Howard Jones | December 6, 2023 | |
| 89 | Lisa Loeb | November 29, 2023 | |
| 88 | Andy Grammer | November 22, 2023 | |
| 87 | Robert Fripp | November 15, 2023 | |
| 86 | Charlie Starr | November 8, 2023 | |
| 85 | Glenn Tilbrook | November 1, 2023 | |
| 84 | Ty Taylor | October 8, 2020 | |
| 83 | Tommy Shaw | October 1, 2020 | |
| 82 | Kenny Loggins | June 23, 2016 | |
| 81 | Grace | June 16, 2016 | |
| 80 | Chris Daughtry | June 9, 2016 | |
| 79 | Anderson East | June 2, 2016 | |
| 78 | The O'Jays | May 26, 2016 | |
| 77 | Elle King | May 19, 2016 | |
| 76 | Wyclef Jean | May 12, 2016 | |
| 75 | Cheap Trick | May 5, 2016 | |
| 74 | Aloe Blacc | October 15, 2015 | |
| 73 | Kitty, Daisy & Lewis | September 15, 2015 | |
| 72 | Aaron Neville | August 15, 2015 | |
| 71 | Kandace Springs | July 15, 2015 | |
| 70 | Ben Folds | June 12, 2015 | |
| 69 | Sammy Hagar | May 15, 2015 | Filmed at Cabo Wabo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico |
| 68 | Darius Rucker | June 14, 2014 | Filmed in Charleston, South Carolina |
| 67 | Brett Dennen | May 15, 2014 | |
| 66 | Amos Lee | April 15, 2014 | First episode at the club Daryl's House |
| 65 | Johnnyswim | March 15, 2014 | |
| 64 | Gavin DeGraw | February 15, 2014 | |
| 63 | Billy Gibbons | January 15, 2014 | |
| 62 | Minus the Bear | January 15, 2013 | |
| 61 | Shelby Lynne | December 15, 2012 | |
| 60 | Joe Walsh | November 15, 2012 | |
| 59 | Live at the Borgata | October 15, 2012 | Filmed at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey, featuring Sharon Jones and Allen Stone |
| 58 | Nick Waterhouse | September 15, 2012 | |
| 57 | Rumer | August 15, 2012 | |
| 56 | Chiddy Bang | July 15, 2012 | |
| 55 | Jason Mraz | June 15, 2012 | |
| 54 | Butch Walker | May 15, 2012 | |
| 53 | The Dirty Heads | April 15, 2012 | |
| 52 | CeeLo Green | March 15, 2012 | |
| 51 | Allen Stone | February 15, 2012 | |
| 50 | Keb' Mo' | January 15, 2012 | |
| 49 | Blind Boys Of Alabama | December 15, 2011 | |
| 48 | Daryl Hall Part 2 | November 15, 2011 | Second half of Laughing Down Crying |
| 47 | Daryl Hall Part 1 | October 15, 2011 | First half of Laughing Down Crying |
| 46 | Nikki Jean | September 15, 2011 | |
| 45 | Grace Potter | August 15, 2011 | |
| 44 | Booker T. Jones | July 15, 2011 | |
| 43 | Mayer Hawthorne | June 15, 2011 | Featuring Booker T. Jones |
| 42 | John Rzeznik | May 15, 2011 | |
| 41 | Dave Stewart | April 15, 2011 | |
| 40 | Todd Rundgren | March 15, 2011 | Filmed at Rundgren's house in Kauai, Hawaii |
| 39 | New Year's Eve Special | February 15, 2011 | |
| 38 | Guster | January 15, 2011 | |
| 37 | José Feliciano | December 15, 2010 | |
| 36 | Neon Trees | November 15, 2010 | |
| 35 | Fitz and the Tantrums | October 15, 2010 | |
| 34 | Sharon Jones | September 15, 2010 | |
| 33 | Train | August 15, 2010 | |
| 32 | Retrospective (2nd Annual) | July 15, 2010 | |
| 31 | Rob Thomas | June 15, 2010 | |
| 30 | Remembering Tom "T-Bone" Wolk | May 15, 2010 | Featuring former bandmates guitarist G. E. Smith, sax player Mark Rivera and drummer Mickey Curry |
| 29 | Maxi Priest and Billy Ocean | April 15, 2010 | Filmed at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| 28 | Toots and the Maytals | February 15, 2010 | Filmed in Jamaica |
| 27 | Eli "Paperboy" Reed featuring Alan Gorrie | January 15, 2010 | |
| 26 | Jimmy Wayne | December 15, 2009 | |
| 25 | Patrick Stump | November 15, 2009 | |
| 24 | Diane Birch | October 15, 2009 | |
| 23 | Todd Rundgren | September 15, 2009 | |
| 22 | Smokey Robinson | August 15, 2009 | |
| 21 | Plain White T's | July 15, 2009 | |
| 20 | Parachute | June 15, 2009 | |
| 19 | A Retrospective | May 15, 2009 | |
| 18 | Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek | April 15, 2009 | Filmed in Pacific Palisades, California |
| 17 | Matt Nathanson | March 15, 2009 | |
| 16 | The Bacon Brothers | February 15, 2009 | |
| 15 | Company of Thieves | January 15, 2009 | |
| 14 | Kevin Rudolf | December 15, 2008 | |
| 13 | John Oates | November 15, 2008 | |
| 12 | Eric Hutchinson | October 15, 2008 | |
| 11 | Finger Eleven | September 15, 2008 | |
| 10 | Chromeo | August 15, 2008 | |
| 09 | Monte Montgomery | July 15, 2008 | |
| 08 | Nick Lowe | June 15, 2008 | Filmed at Hall's townhouse in London, England |
| 07 | Chuck Prophet and Mutlu Onaral | May 15, 2008 | |
| 06 | Live at SXSW | April 15, 2008 | Filmed at SXSW in Austin, Texas |
| 05 | KT Tunstall | March 15, 2008 | Filmed at Hall's townhouse in London, England |
| 04 | Travis McCoy | February 15, 2008 | |
| 03 | Daryl Hall | January 15, 2008 | |
| 02 | John Oates | December 15, 2007 | |
| 01 | Daryl Hall | November 15, 2007 | |

## Syndication

Live from Daryl's House gained traction on Rural Media Group's channels, and the Palladia network through a deal brokered by the show's Executive Producer Jonathan Wolfson, Rick Krim (VH1), and Ben Zurier (Executive Vice President, Programming Strategy, VH1, VH1 Classic, Palladia). The show currently continues to air on VH1, MTV Live (formerly Palladia) (Viacom Media Network), RFD-TV and Family Net (both of the Rural Media Group), and on the Live from Daryl's House website. The show's website continues to premier the latest episodes from the series, and holds an archive of some of the past episodes. In an announced agreement, 2014 will see the show continue to air on Viacom Media Network's Palladia music channel and new episodes will appear on all previously mentioned outlets. The series has led to Daryl Hall touring a live version of the show with Sharon Jones and Allen Stone, among others.
On LFDH.com, the CeeLo Green song "Forget You" (explicitly entitled "Fuck You") was unedited on the website, but was heavily edited on Palladia and RFD-TV airings.

## The "House"

From the inception of the show until the 65th episode, Live from Daryl's House primarily took place at Hall's home in Millerton, New York. This home consisted of two Connecticut Valley Houses that were built between 1771 and 1781. These houses were disassembled in their original locations and shipped to Millerton, New York where they were reassembled back into their original structures and preserved. The houses now sit as one on Hall's 250 acres of farmland, which is located on the New York/Connecticut border 50 miles to the west of their original location.
Episode 65 was the last show to be filmed from Hall's Millerton, New York, residence. In October 2013, Hall began leasing and renovating the Pawling building that once housed the Towne Crier nightclub in Pawling, New York. Having remodeled the venue to look like his old home, even naming it Daryl's House, the 66th episode of Live from Daryl's House was filmed at the new location.
Long known for his passion of restoring historical homes, Hall produced another television show titled Daryl's Restoration Over-Hall. This series appeared on DIY Network and was executive produced by Hall, Michael Morrissey and Jonathan Wolfson. The show focused on restoring Hall's colonial-era home in Sherman, Connecticut.

### Other locations

Episode 4 of the series was filmed at Hall's London Townhouse where he performs "Let's Give Them Something to Talk About" with KT Tunstall.
Episode 6 was filmed at the SXSW Austin, TX.
Episodes 28 and 29 were filmed in Jamaica.
Episode 40 was filmed at Todd Rundgren's home in Hawaii.
Episode 69 (Sammy Hagar) was filmed at the Cabo Wabo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

## Band members

The house band consists of Hall and a core of key members along with several guest musicians based on the genre of the guest star. T-Bone Wolk was the first musical director. After Wolk's death in 2010, guitarist Paul Pesco was the musical director until early 2014. Hall replaced Pesco as musical director by guitarist Shane Theriot.
From the first episode, Wolk's house musicians were guitarist/keyboardist Eliot Lewis, drummer Shawn Pelton, percussionist Everett Bradley, and bassist Zev Katz, who frequently ended episodes with a "Moment of Zev." Through Pesco's tenure and into Theriot's, the band coalesced around Lewis, drummer Brian Dunne, bassist Klyde Jones, and percussionist Porter Carroll Jr. Dunne, Jones, and Lewis played together in the Average White Band in the 2000s. A frequent guest throughout the series is saxophonist Charles DeChant.
Starting in 2022, the band toured under the name Daryl Hall and the Daryl's House Band.

## Awards

In 2010, Live from Daryl's House won the "Best Variety Series" from the Webby Awards Group. The series was also nominated for a Music Webby in the same year. The show won a MTV O Music Award in 2010 for "Best Performance Series".