Rock ’n Soul, Part 1
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Hall and Oates - A History of Rock and Roll
Rich girl, was pure filly soul with the kind of lush strings kenny gamble, leon huff and tom bell had made a chart staple hall and oates. By march 19 77, rich girl had become their first number one hitby april, darrell hall and john oates were on the cover of rolling stone. The duo's identity crisis persisted even after topping the chartso on their 19 77 album, beauty on a back street, producer, chris bond insisted on recording hallo notes in a stripped down style that echoed current rock titans like the eagles or kansas. It was a bad fit, a failed effort to nudge lnotes in the direction
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