John Oates (Photo by © 2013 Juan Patino)
John Oates has been chosen as the featured artist for the “BMI Legends Session,” during CRS 2014 at the Nashville Convention Center. Scheduled for Feb. 21, the session will provide attendees the rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the musical legend. One-half of the award-winning duo Hall & Oates, Oates will discuss his career, current projects, life in Nashville and his songwriting. Oates will also perform a couple of his songs acoustically. John Esposito, President of Warner Music Nashville, will moderate.
Oates has sold more than 80 million units during his career in the rock duo Hall & Oates. A member of the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, he began his solo career in 1999. In October, he released his fifth single, “Close,” from his project “Good Road to Follow.” He currently splits his time between Nashville and his Colorado ranch.
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