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Dere hall and John Oates are the definition of blue-eyed soul.

After a string of monster hits that stretched from the 70s into the mid 80s, the RIA,

which hands out the Golden Platinum Plac Star artist, named Hall and Oates the

number one selling duo in music history. Think about that. Not I can Tina, not

Simon and Garfunkel, not Outcast. Dere hall and John Oates. And they still hold

that record today. But even with that distinction and the Philadelphia duo's

undeniable chemistry, Hall and Oates have always maintained that they're two

individual artists. Like an old married couple, Dere hall says the duo has

managed to stay together for the sake of the dozens of songs they wrote together,

which they consider their kids. On today's episode, Bruce Hevlam talks to Dere hall,

but the night he met John Oates and an elevator as they fled a gang fight in

Philly. Dere hall also talks about the years he spent working with the

production duo Gamble and Huff, who pioneered the Philly Soul Sound. And Dere

explains why despite his huge success, he doesn't even really like pop music.

This is Broken Record, Liner Notes for the Digital Age. I'm Justin Richmond.

Here's Bruce Hadlam and Dere hall. While I was doing some research, I realized

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