Hall and Oates

== Info ==
Blue eyed soul duo and a part of the blue eyed soul revival of the eighties. Six number one hits and 34 top forty hits total. Seven platinum albums, six gold. According to Billboard they surpassed The Everly Brothers as the most successful duo of the rock era. They are also fifteenth on Billboard's hundred greatest artiss of all time. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Covered The Righteous Brothers. Their biggest hit is 1982's Maneater, done in a more synthpop style. Their Say it Isn't So rivaled Say Say Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson for the number one spot, done at the peak of Triller's popularity. The H&O song Dance on Your Knees is an homage to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. As a part of Pontiac's sponsorship of their 1985 tour, John Oates was allowed to drive an IMSA GTU Fiero. Oates himself was already a skilled amateur racer. Performed at the Apollo. Participated in the USA for Africa song We are the World. Performed on The Daily Show and Dancing with the Stars as well as The Voice. Hall hosted a show which featured Smokey Robinson and Robby Krieger from The Doors, among others. Although often refered to as Hall and Oates, their act is officially Daryl Hall and John Oates. The two claimed they never liked the name Hall and Oates. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the first representative of the blue eyed soul revival. 
== Genres ==
Blue eyed soul
Category:Blue Eyed Soul Revival
Category:Eighties
Category:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
Category:Pop Rock
Category:New Wave
Category:Synthpop
Category:Alternative