Daryl Hall

Daryl Hall (born Daryl Franklin Hohl on October 11, 1949, Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is half of the music duo Hall & Oates.

His mother played songs by

Daryl Hall (born Daryl Franklin Hohl on October 11, 1949, Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is half of the music duo Hall & Oates.

His mother played songs by Frank Sinatra to him as a child, and he later became an fan of Motown and other R&B/soul music. In the 1960s he attended Temple University, where he first met John Oates. After John transferred to a different school, Daryl joined the band Gulliver, which produced one eponymous album before disbanding. Hall & Oates was formed in 1972, when John returned to Philadelphia.