The Frederick

Brown Jr. Amphitheater has had a rockin' good concert series this year,

offering a mix of entertainers from a number of different eras.

While past

years have focused more on the music of the 1960s, this year's lineup

has had a wealth of rockers from the late 1970s and early 1980s, such

as Eddie Money, The Doobie Brothers, Pat Benatar and Peter Frampton among

others.

The season

will end this weekend with one of the most popular acts from the early

1980s, the most successful recording duo in recording history, Hall and

Oates.

Daryl Hall

and John Oates met at Temple University in 1967. They were both members

of other bands at the time but found they shared similar musical tastes.

Hall went on

to join a band called Gulliver and a few years later Oates followed. The

band's career was short-lived but by 1972 Hall and Oates were performing

together and building a solid fan base in Philadelphia.

The duo recorded

three albums for Atlantic but left for RCA in 1975, where they found their

first taste of success. They released the song "Sara Smile"

on their debut album for RCA entitled "Daryl Hall and John Oates."

The song went to number four on the charts and was their first million-seller.

There would be many more to come.

"Bigger

Than the Both of Us" came out in 1976 and went platinum. Hall and

Oates got their first number one hit the following year with the song

"Rich Girl." In 1978, their touring included stops at high schools

that had sent in the most Care Free gum wrappers.

There was no

doubt of their growing popularity, but it would still grow much bigger.

In 1980, they released "Voices" which featured the song, "Every

Time You Go Away." The song was not a big hit for them but five years

later it would find its way to number one when Paul Young recorded it.

Hall and Oates

then entered the most successful period of their careers. From 1981-1985,

they produced five number-one hits: "Kiss On My List," "Private

Eyes," "I Can't Go For That," "Maneater" and

"Out of Touch," in addition to other huge hits such as "One

on One," "Family Man," and "Say It Isn't So."

Up to this point in their history together, Hall and Oates had received

19 gold and platinum awards and were named Favorite Band, Duo or Group

for three straight years at the American Music Awards from 1983-1985.

Before taking

a sabbatical from 1986-1988 and working on solo projects, they participated

in "We Are the World," "Sun City," and "Farm-Aid"

all projects that involved musicians trying to make a difference and raise

awareness to problems existing around the world. In 1988, Hall and Oates

signed with Arista Records and released "Ooh Yeah." This was

also the year that they joined The Grateful Dead on stage during a stint

at Madison Square Garden.

Though Hall

and Oates would never get