Musician Daryl Hall, one half of the musical duo behind Hall and Oates, has obtained a temporary restraining order against John Oates amid a confidential legal battle between the former musical partners.
With court documents sealed, the exact details of the legal proceedings are currently unknown, however, records that are available have shown that Hall, 77, did file a lawsuit against Oates last week in Nashville. At that time, he did also file a motion for a temporary restraining order.
In a complaint that is said to be related to a “contract/debt” issue, Hall, and his organization The Daryl Hall Revocable Trust, sued Oates and his trust, The John W. Oates TISA Trust, along with its co-trustees, in Davidson County Chancery Court.
It is reported that the court granted the temporary restraining order this past Friday, and that the order is scheduled to begin November 30.
Historically, Hall & Oates released their debut album “Whole Oats” in 1972 and then went on to release a further 17 studio albums together. Their popularity peaked in the 1980s and 1990s with multiple radio hits and six No. 1 singles, including “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” and “Maneater.”
The public perception of their being a collaborative creative team began to weaken when, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times last year, Hall revealed that although the pair were still recording together before the COVID-19 pandemic, that “perceptions changed.”
“I don’t have any plans to work with John. I mean, whatever. Time will tell,” he told the newspaper. “Life changed, everything changed,” Hall said. “I’m more interested in pursuing my own world. And so is John.”
Hall, further, was dismissive regarding Oates’ contributions to their lengthy musical history during an appearance on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast last year.
“You think John Oates is my partner? … He’s my business partner. He’s not my creative partner,” Hall told Maher. “I did all those [harmonies],” Hall said of their hit single “Kiss on My List,” on which Oates is not credited as a writer, but a co-producer.
“John and I are brothers, but we are not creative brothers. We are business partners. We made records called Hall & Oates together, but we’ve always been very separate, and that’s a really important thing for me,” Hall said.
Although the band Hall & Oates has never officially broken up, their last studio album was 2006′s “Home for Christmas,” and since that time, they have pursued solo projects over the years. Both are currently touring separately.
— with files from uppermichiganssource.com
