Talk:John Oates

Spaninsh-Moorish?
Is that just a confusing way of saying that he is half black? I don't know why guys like him try to hide it. I even have to doubt the Spanish-Morrish given his name. His traits are unmistakable in the blackness. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.28.93.188 (talk) 20:53, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Your guess doesn't seem to be correct. As in most cases, specificity and proper sourcing helps. From the Hall and Oates biography Dangerous Dances, by Nick Tosches: Badagnani (talk) 04:53, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but claiming "Moorish" heritage in the 21st century is as ridiculous as claiming Visigoth or Hunnish heritage. It seems like a made-up embellishment, and the fact that it's in print doesn't make it any more credible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.139.151.2 (talk) 00:56, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

John Oates sings on most of Hall & Oates albums.
In response to someone changing the introductory paragraph to say the John Oates, "is an American musician and producer best known as the non-singing half of successful duo Hall & Oates." FYI: John Oates sings on all of Hall & Oates albums. Sometimes, he sings whole songs solo on their albums. Yes, they aren't the big ones, but he is almost always singing harmony or background too. His voice is distinctly different then Daryl Hall's. Now if this said "mustachioed-half", I would have been fine with it. ha ha. I am changing it back to the original version. - Antmusic 17:16, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Didn't some documentary called "Yacht Rock" imply that Oates was a bit of a megalomaniac and bullied Hall a lot?Ndriley97 (talk) 00:27, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Birth name?
Is "John William Oates" really not his name anymore, as the article currently implies? Most people go by their first name and their last name, and that doesn't imply that they've entirely given up their middle name. If nobody can present some evidence on this issue, I'm just going to change it so the intro just starts with John William Oates. john k 03:03, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Edit request on 5 August 2012
Can someone please update the page to state that John Oates played with My Morning Jacket at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Aug 4, 2012? They played Curtis Mayfield's "Move on Up". Thanks! Jeff.saulters (talk) 22:51, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Jeff.saulters (talk) 22:51, 5 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: We don't need to list every performance, unless that particular performance is notable (and if it is, please provide a reliable source). RudolfRed (talk) 23:53, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Birth date
I know it's not really a reliable source but IMDB has that his birthday is April 7, 1948. Country Girl 18:06, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

He was born in 1948
According to the books of Joel Whitburn, John Oates is listed as being born in 1948. Several online sites also list his birth year as 1948.  Caden  cool  04:13, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Adding keyboards to instruments list
In addition to background and lead vocals and guitar, Oates plays keyboards on many of their songs. Daryl Hall has keyboards along with guitar and vocals listed as instruments on his page, I think it should be the same for Oates because he is credited with playing keyboards on many songs and albums they did.


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates#Musical_duo
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Eyes_(Hall_%26_Oates_album)#Personnel
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H2O_(Hall_%26_Oates_album)#Personnel
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bam_Boom#Personnel
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooh_Yeah!_(album)#Personnel
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Touch#Credits

For instance, on Out of Touch which was a US #1 hit for them, and which has prominent synth lines throughout the song, Hall isn't even credited for any keyboard parts. Oates is. Johnny Rose 11 (talk) 08:53, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

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Discography
Since this would be a major change, I'd like to offer it up for discussion before doing anything. I don't think the whole Hall & Oates discography belongs in this article. I don't think this is normally done elsewhere in Wikipedia; it is entirely equivalent to having the entire Beatles discography in the article about each of the members. This article is about the person, and it certainly needs to include a lot about Hall & Oates, but it will be obvious to readers where they should look if they want complete information about the artistic output of the musical duo Hall & Oates. Ike9898 (talk) 15:10, 8 February 2024 (UTC)