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Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates) is born Daryl Franklin Hohl in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The pop-rock duo achieve their breakthrough hit with "Sara Smile" in 1975, which is inspired by Hall's girlfriend Sara Allen, who goes on to co-write several of their big hits, including "Maneater," "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)," and "You Make My Dreams."

John Oates (of Hall & Oates) is born in New York City. While Oates doesn't take the flashy lead singer role very often, the mustachioed, guitar-playing half of the duo lends his songwriting skills on many of their biggest songs, including the #1 hits "Maneater" and "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)." Along with Daryl Hall, he's inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

Daryl Hall and John Oates release Abandoned Luncheonette, their first album under their own names (a previous album was released as "Whole Oates"). The tracks "Laughing Boy," "She's Gone" and "Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)" become concert favorites for the duo.

Hall & Oates' "She's Gone" peaks at #60 on the Hot 100. Later that year, a version by Tavares hits #50, and in 1976, the original goes to #7 when it is re-released. The duo were each dealing with girl problems when they wrote the song together.

"Rich Girl" hits #1 in America, giving Hall & Oates their first of six chart-toppers on the Hot 100.

David Berkowitz confesses to being the notorious Son of Sam killer who terrorized New York City with a year-long murder spree. He initially claims his neighbor's demon-possessed dog compelled him to commit the crimes, but later blames the Hall & Oates hit "Rich Girl" for driving him to murder - even though it was released months after his first kill. The duo are shaken by the revelation but embrace it on their 1980 track "Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear the Voices)" with the lyrics, "''Charlie liked The Beatles/Sam, he liked 'Rich Girl.'"

An unknown rock band called Black Rose open for Hall & Oates at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland. Audience members slowly realize that the lead singer is, in fact, Cher. Black Rose play a few more shows and release an album, but call it quits by the end of the year.

Hall & Oates release the Private Eyes album, which contains two #1 hits: the title track and "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)."

"Private Eyes" by Hall & Oates hits #1, thanks to a detective-themed video that gets lots of airplay on MTV, which debuted three months earlier.

Hall & Oates earn their first Grammy nomination when their Private Eyes album competes for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, which goes to The Manhattan Transfer for "The Boy From New York City." The duo receive four more Grammy nominations throughout their half-century partnership but never take home a trophy.

"Out Of Touch" hits the top spot, giving Hall & Oates their sixth and final #1 in America.

With the stars in town for the American Music Awards, "We Are The World" is recorded in Los Angeles, with cameras rolling for the video.More

Hall & Oates perform with Temptations Eddie Kendrick and David Ruffin at the re-opened Apollo Theatre in Harlem. The concert is later released as Live At The Apollo.

Paul Young hits #1 with "Everytime You Go Away," a cover of a Hall & Oates song released in 1980. It's the only Hall & Oates cover ever to make the Top 40.

Hall & Oates are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside other music industry veterans like "American Pie" singer Don McLean, Motown hitmakers Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" composer Charles Fox, and soul singer Al Green. The honor comes nearly 30 years after the release of the best-selling duo's breakthrough hit, "Sara Smile."

The first episode of Daryl Hall's show Live From Daryl's House airs on the web, with Hall performing from his home in Millerton, New York. The series gains traction and gets picked up by the Palladia network. Over the years, Smokey Robinson, Joe Walsh, Cee Lo Green, Rob Thomas and many other musical luminaries appear, performing a mix of their own songs, covers and Hall & Oates tracks.

Daryl Hall files a lawsuit against John Oates, exposing a rift in the famously amiable duo. Hall's suit is an attempt to keep Oates from selling his shares of their publishing royalties, a move he calls "the ultimate partnership betrayal."