Daryl Hall and John Oates were staples of early-80s radio, landing a string of hits near the top of the charts. 'Maneater', 'Private Eyes', 'Out Of Touch', 'Kiss On My List', and 'I Can't Go For That' all hit #1, and 8 others cracked the Top Ten during the decade.
On the majority of these hits, Hall & Oates' band featured G.E. Smith on lead guitar and Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk on bass. Smith was married to Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner from 1980-1982, and, after leaving Hall & Oates' band, he was the SNL band leader from 1985-1995. Wolk played bass in the SNL band during Smith's tenure as band leader.
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Hall & Oates' band circa 1982: (clockwise from top left) Charlie DeChant, G.E. Smith, Daryl Hall, Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk, Mickey Curry, John Oates |
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Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk and G.E. Smith on SNL sometime in the late 1980s |
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