Talk:Daryl Hall

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We are the World? Votes?!

I noticed that a user at 72.129.62.151 added the 1985 fundraising single "We Are The World" to Daryl Hall's solo discogrpahy.

Does "We are the World" belong in Daryl's solo discography?

Yes, Daryl Hall and John Oates were there singing, but they were 2 singers of many (Labled USA for Africa). Besides he was there with John, thus making it Hall & Oates and not Daryl Hall solo (I think the album even attributed their contribution to "Hall & Oates").

I know that Daryl had some solo vocal time in the song too though....

Maybe it needs to be added to the Hall & Oates discography or just as a note in the Hall & Oates section between Big Bam Boom and Live at the Apollo.

So should it be a quick not on the Hall & Oates page? A Hall & Oates discography add? Something else? Thanks, Antmusic 17:36, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Falsetto?

Just wondering how Daryl (and John too, come to think of it!) has been overlooked in the Wikipedia list of Falsetto singers? Can someone please rectify that? Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 139.168.114.133 (talk) 06:12, 11 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

True, he isn't "always" a falsetto... but does use it (like on "One on One"). So the category "Category:Falsettos|Hall, Daryl" needs to be added - Antmusic 18:33, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mention

His high school is Owen J Roberts High School. Could someone add that in there? -Yancyfry

There are places that say 1946 and some say 1949 for Daryl Hall's Birthday. Which is it?

WHICH ONE IS the year of Daryl Hall's birth 1946 or 1949 (please provide an accurate non-internet resource, or an official Daryl Hall webpage)? It keeps getting switched back and forth. Antmusic 17:21, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More info: Most Internet sources (that aren't Wiki-clones) say October 11, 1946, and I believe it to be true since he recently celebrated his 60th birthday. I asked this question on the Official Hall & Oates message board and the administartor said 1946 is correct. Maybe Dangerous Dances (the Hall & Oates biography) by Nick Tosches has a date listed. Based on this I am changing his date back to 1946 unless someone can prove otherwise. Antmusic 17:29, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1946 is correct. Jasoned (talk) 02:26, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And some say September 25, 1946 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.182.41.136 (talk) 23:58, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Possible source of confusion: Hall = 1946, Oates = 1949. Joeinwap (talk) 07:24, 29 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also some sources have that his bday is October 11, 1948, also 1946 and 1949. Not heard 1947. Country Girl 15:58, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Daryl Hall backing vocals for INXS

Correct me if i'm wrong, but Daryl Hall did provide a famous backup recording to INXS for the song 'Original Sin', where in the background 'dream on white boy, dream on black girl' his voice can be heard with and without Michaal Hutchence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.130.173.55 (talk) 19:40, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Everytime You Go Away

The article currently says that "Everytime You Go Away" was written by Hall and Oates. However, the credit on the original vinyl LP Voices by Hall and Oates (RCA Records, number AQL1-3646) lists the credit only to "D. Hall." Comments? Famspear (talk) 06:12, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Carly Simon

Why is Carly Simon noted in Background Information -> Associated Acts for both Daryl Hall and John Oates but, no reference is made to Carly Simon within either the Daryl Hall, John Oates or Hall & Oates articles, nor does Carly Simon's article reference Hall & Oates. I think there may have been a tour they did together in 1995, should there be a citation need against Carly Simon in this case? marp (talk) 04:16, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

my understanding- key members of the band were shared- I remember seeing at least t-bone playing bass for CS during a tv special, & there were certainly others.

duncanrmi (talk) 10:19, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blue eyed soul singer

In the intro to this article the term 'blue eyed soul singer' is used. In one of his Live from Daryl's house web casts Daryl specifically mentions that he thinks that term is racist. I tend to agree with him. The color of his eyes or his skin has little to do with his talent or his love for the music he grew up with in Philly. I would like to suggest changing the line to read that he is simply a soul singer. Comments? Thoughts? Suggestions? I can dig up a link to the specific bit of video if anyone wants to see it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.160.212.61 (talk) 03:52, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly, not having access to the book cited for the referred sentence that has been recently changed: Citation #1: Bogdanov, Vladimir (editor). (2003) All music guide to soul: the definitive guide to R&B and soul Hal Leonard Corporation, I think, if left, it will change the intention of whatever this author meant too much. Surely he did not mean that Daryl is "one of the best singers of his generation" in all categories! We have to give something back to this sentence to narrow it to a type of singer that Daryl Hall actually is. Wikipedia has an entire garden of articles utilizing "blue eyed soul" as a genre for song, artist, band, whatever. However, I will be happy to amend the sentence (at least for now) by inserting "soul" after "one of the best" and after "singers". I think that should fly, as the title of the book used as reference lists R&B and soul as categories. Fylbecatulous talk 01:00, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How is "Hohl" pronounced?

The same as "Hall" or differently? Thanks! - Immigrant laborer (talk) 21:32, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Death of Janna Allen

The Hall & Oates page says "The duo's occasional songwriting collaborator Janna Allen died of leukemia in 1993.

According to interviews with Daryl Hall in the VH1 Behind The Music documentary, (see Hall & Oates Behind The Music), the death of Janna Allen, a close musical collaborator and sister of his longtime girlfriend, affected him very deeply. I think it makes sense to add the previous sentence to the "Personal life" section of this article. Phersh (talk) 03:38, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lyme disease

The Healthline Interview: Daryl Hall (Healthline is not listed at WP:RSP); also mentioned on The Big Interview with Dan Rather 2015, calls it chronic Lyme disease, could be post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. Worth a mention? Mapsax (talk) 22:59, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Possible Missing Album

I have just become aware of an album from 1969 called "Keem-O-Sabe" by a group called "The Electric Indian" which has a "Daryl Hall" listed as playing keyboards. I don't actually own the album as of yet so I can't confirm much of anything but maybe someone else will be able to dig up some info on this if I can't get to it. Ehrichweiss (talk) 17:37, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update: here's the link that suggests he was indeed in the group. https://www.discogs.com/artist/413911-The-Electric-Indian Ehrichweiss (talk) 23:04, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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