John Oates Quick Info
HeightFive feet Five in
Weight70 kg
Date of BirthApril 7, 1948
Zodiac SignAries
SpouseAimee Pommier

John Oates is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who is perfect recognized for his work as one part of the rock and soul duo, ‘Hall & Oates’ who offered greater than 40 million data, gave 7 ‘Platinum’ qualified albums, and recorded a large number of ‘Top 10’ singles at the Billboard Hot A hundred charts. Although he was basically referred to as the guitarist in the duo, he has supplied lead vocals for a number of of their chart-busting songs and co-written lots of them with his spouse Daryl Hall. As a solo artist, he has launched the albums Phunk Shui (2002), 1000 Miles of Life (2008), Mississippi Mile (2011), Good Road to Follow (2013), and Arkansas (2018). He was once inducted into the ‘Songwriters Hall of Fame’ in 2003 as a member of ‘Hall & Oates’ and in 2004 as a person artist. The duo was once inducted into the ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’ in 2014 and honored with a celeb at the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’ in 2016. John’s autobiography titled Change of Seasons used to be revealed in 2017.

Born Name

John William Oates

Nick Name

John

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

New York City, New York, United States

Residence

He splits his time between Woody Creek, Pitkin County, Colorado, United States, and Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States.

Nationality

American

Education

John had graduated from the North Penn High School in 1966. He had then joined the Temple University in Philadelphia to check journalism however dropped out to pursue a profession in track.

Occupation

Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer

Family

  • Father – Alfred William ‘Al’ Oates
  • Mother – Ann De Palma
  • Others – William Alfred Oates (Paternal Grandfather), Ana Perera (Paternal Grandmother), Clementina DePalma (Maternal Grandmother)

Genre

Rock, R&B, Soul, Blue-eyed Soul, Pop-Rock, Philly Soul, Soft Rock

Instruments

Guitar, Vocals

Labels

  • Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • RCA Records
  • Crimson Records
  • Epic Records
  • Arista Records
  • U-Watch

Build

Average

Height

Five feet Five in or one hundred sixty five cm

Weight

70 kg or 154.Five lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

John has dated –

  • Valerie Tornambe
  • Nancy Hunter (1978-1988) – John began dating American model Nancy Hunter in 1978 and the couple were given married on December 27, 1983. They parted tactics 5 years later, in 1988.
  • Aimee Pommier (1994-Present) – John and Aimee were given married on November 27, 1994, and feature a son in combination named Tanner (b. 1996).
  • Race / Ethnicity

    Multiracial (White and Hispanic)

    He is of Gibraltarian, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Moorish descent on his father’s side; and Italian descent on his mother’s aspect.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Hazel

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Mildly stocky body
    • Center-parted, curly, frizzy hair
    • Often sports a rugged goatee
    • Affable smile

    John Oates Facts

  • Born in New York City, John had spent most of his adolescence in North Wales, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and completed most of his schooling in that state.
  • While finding out at Temple University in Philadelphia, he had first met Daryl Hall who used to be his senior there and also a qualified musician. The two become excellent pals and have been considering several school bands prior to forming ‘Hall & Oates’ in 1970.
  • The Billboard magazine has named ‘Hall & Oates’ as probably the most successful duo of the ‘Rock Era’.
  • In the heydays of his occupation, he used to sport a definite mustache, in honor of which, he used to be inducted into the inaugural magnificence of the ‘International Mustache Hall of Fame’ in 2015.
  • In November 2023, it was once reported that Daryl Hall had filed a restraining order against John.
  • Featured Image by John Oates / Instagram

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