John Oates of 'Hall & Oates' at Showcase Live

Grammy nominated artist and American songwriter hall of Fame member, John Oates, best known for his years as the other half of Hall & Oates will be performing on Friday, April 15th, at Showcase Live in Foxbourough, MA. 

His newest recording as a solo artist, 'Mississippi Mile' (available on April 12th) brings Oates back to his roots and explores all of the musical influences such as Chuck Berry and Mississippi John Hurt, that have shaped him over the years as an artist, writer and musician.

'This album is about honoring the tradition of the song itself,' Oates explains. Many tracks on this album were recorded on the first take in the studio, with the exception of only two overdubs, giving the record a live album feel. It's a stripped down effort to showcase what the song was before it ever made it on the album and became a hit. It is as close to a live album as it gets. 

The 12 tracks chronicle Oates musical inspirations from Curtis Mayfield 'It's Alright' to Allen Fraser's 'Dance Hall Girls' and even the Hall & Oates classic ' You Make My Dreams Come True'.The authentic roots sound of 'Deep River' was penned by Oates about the Nashville flood and pays homage to Doc Watson's 'Deep River Blues'.'Mississippi Mile', the album's title track is about the music that comes from the Delta. That geographic area has become the foundation of all American popular music, music that comes from the heart.

 The Adelphi Ballroom in Philadelphia back in 1967 is where Daryl Hall & John Oates first met. They bumped into one another on an elevator. Both were attending Temple University and soon became roommates. It took two years before they formed Hall & Oates and soon after signed to Atlantic Records where they released their debut album The rock & soul style of Hall & Oates brought them six #1 hits on the billboard top 100 including: 'Rich Girl', 'Kiss on My List', 'Private Eyes', 'I Can't Go for That', 'Maneater' and 'Out of Touch'.Other songs charted in the top 40, 34 singles, 7 RIAA platinum albums and 6 RIAA gold albums.

In 2003 Hall & Oates were inducted into the 'Songwriters Hall of Fame'.You know when you're driving in your car and a Hall & Oates tune comes on, you know all the words. Am I right? 

Oates has received numerous American Music and MTV Awards, as well as the BMI Icon Award for the duo's outstanding career achievement in songwriting. In the last few years, Oates has created the annual concert series, 7908 The Aspen Songwriters Fastival at the Historic Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado. For more information, please go to his website: www.Johnoates,com