Monday, November 18, 2024

Monday Moments - Hum Along with John Oates

I treated myself to a music night - John Oates - an acoustic evening.   It  was really, really pleasant. 

As he said, "No video screens. No synthesizers.  You have me and my stories with music." 

I saw John Oates when he and  Daryl Hall played in my high school cafeteria. John was a graduate of North Penn High years ahead of me. He met Hall at Temple  University (Philly, PA) and the rest is some music history. A top selling pop duo.  Alas, they are fighting now.  So John has his three talented guys for acoustic shows and musically it was awesome. 

He's seventy-six now, lives in Nashville. A lot more country and blues influence in his new works. His latest album is "Reunion" and I like the songs. Oh, and he did have some deep cuts of Hall and Oates songs, plus the famous "She's Gone". 

Thanks John, I've been a longtime fan and your voice is still mellow and smooth.   
 

4 comments:

  1. Hi Joanne - that sounds lots of fun ... and how wonderful you saw them in those early early days .. happy memories for you ... cheers Hilary

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    1. Glad he did not disappoint. Very enjoyable

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  2. Seventy-six and still performing - impressive.

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    1. Doing his own thing. New tunes. Not resting on his past. It was really nice.

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