What is John Oates?
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = John Oates | background = solo_singer | image = | caption = John Oates in 2016 | birth_name = John William Oates | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|4|7}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | origin = [[North Wales, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Blue-eyed soul]]|[[pop rock]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[Philly soul]]|[[soft rock]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument---> | years_active = 1966–present | label = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|U-Watch|[[Thirty Tigers]]}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Carly Simon]]|[[Hall & Oates]]}} | website = {{URL|hallandoates.com/}} }} '''John William Oates''' (born April 7, 1948)<ref>Whitburn, Joel (2009).''Top Pop Singles 1955–2008'' (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.419.</ref> is an [[Americans|American]] [[Rock music|rock]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[Soul music|soul]] [[guitarist]], [[musician]], [[songwriter]] and producer. He is best known as half of the [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Soul music|soul]] duo, [[Hall & Oates]] (with [[Daryl Hall]]). ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.johnoates.com/ Official John Oates website] *[http://www.hallandoates.com/ Official website of Hall & Oates] *{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p110820|label=John Oates}} {{2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oates, John}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American guitarists]