It was never a stadium, or hockey arena act, but the guys sold a lot of records and did well on the tours it tackled.
They were one of those "blue-eyed soul" bands, a term originally used by R&B guys who took the Righteous Brothers into their musical family back in the '60s.
Daryl Hall fronted the band, Johnny Oates was his writing partner and guitar player. They were always backed by some of the best session players in the business; guys like guitarist G.E. Smith, drummer Jerry Marotta, bass player Kenny Passarelli and a ton of other great players.
I reviewed one of their shows -- a pretty good outing at the old Universal Amphitheatre. It was, then, an outdoor concert theater and the venue publicist always had a big bag of Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies she shared with the rock press when they came to see show.
I saw a lot of good acts under the stars there -- from David Bowie to
