Native Sons Hall & Oates To Be Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Area natives Daryl Hall and John Oates will formally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The most successful duo of the rock ‘n’ roll era — including six gold-selling No. 1 singles and 29 hits overall on Billboard’s Top 40 chart between 1976 and 1990 — Hall & Oates will be part of the hall’s Class of 2014 performer inductees, which include Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Kiss, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt, and The E Street Band.

Hall & Oates are expected to be among the inductees performing during the ceremony, which will be broadcast May 31 on HBO.

When asked if he could offer any hints as to what songs Hall & Oates would play, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum President and CEO Greg Harris said he expected the duo to cover their major hits while representing each era of their career.

Read more: http://www.pottsmerc.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140409/native-sons-hall-oates-to-be-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame

Adam Yauch Of Beastie Boys Dead

Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, Rolling Stone has learned. Yauch, also known as MCA, had been in treatment for cancer since 2009. The rapper was diagnosed in 2009 after discovering a tumor in his salivary gland.

Read more: http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=725977

Lady Gaga To Be This Week’s Guest Mentor On American Idol

Love her or hate her, Lady Gaga is every where these days.  Gaga will be the guest mentor this week on American Idol and work individually with  the final four contestants.  It has also been announced that Gaga will perform on the season finale later this month.

This week’s theme will be the songs of Leiber and Stoller.  The duo was responsible for such hits as “Jailhouse Rock”, “Stand By Me”, “Yakety Yack”, “Hound Dog”, ”Love Potion No. 9” and There Goes My Baby”.  I think Scotty should have a good week with this theme.

Leiber and Stoller were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

Hall, Oates And Rachel Ray

This is some cool news about OJR graduate Daryl Hall and his long time partner John Oates.  Seems like Rachel Ray loves her some Hall and Oates too.  Nice write up and tons of comments supporting their entry into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.  They will be Rachel’s guests on her show Nov. 6th!  Tune in!

http://blog.rachaelray.com/index.php/2009/10/20/hall-and-oats-has-my-vote/