LIVE - Online Jam Sessions w/ Daryl of Hall & Oats
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:57 amLive from Daryl's House
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For the past two years, music legend Daryl Hall has been airing his on-line show, “Live From Daryl’s House” – an excellent monthly series that takes place at Daryl’s country home in New England. On this program, Daryl invites musical guests to perform tunes (Hall & Oates, theirs and others) with his studio/touring band. He & the acts discuss their musical influences, their histories in the biz and the common ground they share. Past programs reflect an eclectic potpourri of artists ranging from current acts such as Finger Eleven, Plain White T’s, Parachute & K.T. Tunsall to pop legends Nick Lowe and, yes, Daryl’s long-time partner in crime John Oates.
The reason why Daryl launched this on-line series was simple – he wanted to present live music without the “show-biz” pretense. It’s a chance for musicians to perform in a relaxed atmosphere, making music and having fun doing so. Also, it’s an opportunity for Daryl & company to share with on-line viewers their renditions of favorite tunes, from hits to obscurities. For example, highlights from an episode with John Oates include their take on the O’Jays “Backstabbers” as well as a rare chestnut from Stax/Volt’s Mad Lads, “I Want Someone” – a song that Daryl & John credit for bringing the two together as musicians and songwriting partners in the late 1960s.
The latest edition of “Live From Daryl’s House” features Smokey Robinson as Daryl’s guest – and so far this has been one of the series’ finest shows. Daryl & Smokey not only sang each others’ hits (“Sara Smile”, “Going To A Go-Go”, etc) Smokey performed his excellent version of Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why”, which is featured on his latest CD. In addition, Smokey & Daryl share stories from their musical past(s) such as Stevie Wonder composing “Tears Of A Clown” (“Stevie already had the track done,” said Smokey. “I came up with the lyrics and cut the vocals with the Miracles”) as well as Daryl touring with Stevie in the early 1970s (Daryl exclaimed, “Stevie knew who was in the room without even asking anyone. He would say ‘Hey, Daryl’ and that used to freak me out!”).
Watching Daryl’s show since it’s debut two years ago has had this writer wonder why it hasn’t been picked up by the cable networks. Hell, even PBS would be an excellent outlet. Is it because of the show’s hipness or lack of reality show drama? Who knows and it doesn’t matter. Bottom line is if you have high speed Internet on your computer and you want to see live straight-no-chaser performances, look no further than Daryl’s house. You’ll be glad you did.
P.S. – In October, RCA/Legacy will FINALLY release a Hall & Oates’ four CD boxed set of classics from their almost forty-five year career entitled “Do What You Want – Be What You Are”. The collection will include their hits, album tracks, demos, live performances and tunes from the start of their careers in the Philly soul music scene such as Daryl’s work with the Temptones and a rare single by the Masters featuring John Oates.
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http://www.livefromdarylshouse.com/
http://www.myspace.com/livefromdarylshouse
For the past two years, music legend Daryl Hall has been airing his on-line show, “Live From Daryl’s House” – an excellent monthly series that takes place at Daryl’s country home in New England. On this program, Daryl invites musical guests to perform tunes (Hall & Oates, theirs and others) with his studio/touring band. He & the acts discuss their musical influences, their histories in the biz and the common ground they share. Past programs reflect an eclectic potpourri of artists ranging from current acts such as Finger Eleven, Plain White T’s, Parachute & K.T. Tunsall to pop legends Nick Lowe and, yes, Daryl’s long-time partner in crime John Oates.
The reason why Daryl launched this on-line series was simple – he wanted to present live music without the “show-biz” pretense. It’s a chance for musicians to perform in a relaxed atmosphere, making music and having fun doing so. Also, it’s an opportunity for Daryl & company to share with on-line viewers their renditions of favorite tunes, from hits to obscurities. For example, highlights from an episode with John Oates include their take on the O’Jays “Backstabbers” as well as a rare chestnut from Stax/Volt’s Mad Lads, “I Want Someone” – a song that Daryl & John credit for bringing the two together as musicians and songwriting partners in the late 1960s.
The latest edition of “Live From Daryl’s House” features Smokey Robinson as Daryl’s guest – and so far this has been one of the series’ finest shows. Daryl & Smokey not only sang each others’ hits (“Sara Smile”, “Going To A Go-Go”, etc) Smokey performed his excellent version of Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why”, which is featured on his latest CD. In addition, Smokey & Daryl share stories from their musical past(s) such as Stevie Wonder composing “Tears Of A Clown” (“Stevie already had the track done,” said Smokey. “I came up with the lyrics and cut the vocals with the Miracles”) as well as Daryl touring with Stevie in the early 1970s (Daryl exclaimed, “Stevie knew who was in the room without even asking anyone. He would say ‘Hey, Daryl’ and that used to freak me out!”).
Watching Daryl’s show since it’s debut two years ago has had this writer wonder why it hasn’t been picked up by the cable networks. Hell, even PBS would be an excellent outlet. Is it because of the show’s hipness or lack of reality show drama? Who knows and it doesn’t matter. Bottom line is if you have high speed Internet on your computer and you want to see live straight-no-chaser performances, look no further than Daryl’s house. You’ll be glad you did.
P.S. – In October, RCA/Legacy will FINALLY release a Hall & Oates’ four CD boxed set of classics from their almost forty-five year career entitled “Do What You Want – Be What You Are”. The collection will include their hits, album tracks, demos, live performances and tunes from the start of their careers in the Philly soul music scene such as Daryl’s work with the Temptones and a rare single by the Masters featuring John Oates.
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