Daryl Hall has collaborated on numerous works by other artists, such as Fripp's 1979 release Exposure, and Dusty Springfield's 1995 album A Very Fine Love, which produced a UK Top 40 hit with "Wherever Would I Be".
25 Facts About Daryl Hall
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Daryl Hall was born in Pottstown, a Pennsylvania borough 40 miles from Philadelphia, to a family of German descent.
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Daryl Hall's parents each had a background in music; his father came from a choral-group clan and his mother was a vocal coach.
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Daryl Hall started recording while still a student at Owen J Roberts High School, from which he graduated in 1964.
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In 1967, Daryl Hall met John Oates, who was an undergraduate at Temple University.
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Daryl Hall did not let Oates' departure discourage him from pursuing his own musical career: he dropped out of college in 1968 and worked with Tim Moore in a short-lived rock band, Gulliver, and released an album on the Elektra Records label.
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Daryl Hall was a member of the studio group behind the project Electric Indian whose song "Keem-O-Sabe" became a big hit in 1969.
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Daryl Hall participated in the We Are the World session as well as closing the Live Aid show in Philadelphia.
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Daryl Hall has recorded such solo works as Soul Alone in 1993 and Can't Stop Dreaming in 1996, both of which were received well internationally.
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In 2007 Daryl Hall guest-starred on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, playing an MC of a "world music" festival.
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On March 12,2008, Daryl Hall played a well-received set with his band at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
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Daryl Hall was slated to sing the National Anthem of the United States before Game 5 of the 2008 World Series at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park but, due to an illness, could not appear, and Oates sang it instead.
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In 2009, Daryl Hall guest starred as himself on the Independent Film Channel series, Z-Rock.
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In 2010 Daryl Hall was back in the studio working on a solo recording with bassist and musical director T-Bone Wolk.
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On June 11,2010, Daryl Hall shared the stage with electronic duo Chromeo for a special late night set at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
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On September 27,2011, Daryl Hall released the album Laughing Down Crying on Verve Records.
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Daryl Hall restores and preserves historic homes in both the United States and England.
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Daryl Hall has restored a Georgian-style home in London, England, first built in 1740, with direct waterfront access to the River Thames.
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Daryl Hall was married to Bryna Lublin from 1969 to 1972.
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Daryl Hall converted to Lublin's religion, Judaism, in order to marry her.
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Daryl Hall has not actively participated in religion since, but has said that he feels more of a connection to Judaism than to his original affiliation, Methodism.
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Daryl Hall had a nearly 30-year relationship with songwriter Sara Allen, which ended in 2001 for undisclosed reasons.
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Daryl Hall had one biological child named Darren with Andrea Zabloski from Duluth, Minnesota.
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Daryl Hall was married to Amanda Aspinall, daughter of British gambling mogul John Aspinall, from 2009 to 2015.
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At the age of about 60, Daryl Hall contracted Lyme disease.