Editing Hall and Oates (section)

== Temple University Meeting ==

Daryl Franklin Hohl was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on October 11, 1946, while John William Oates was born in New York City on April 7, 1949. Both found their way to Temple University in Philadelphia, where they met in 1967 under circumstances that would become musical lore—a chance encounter at a record hop that was interrupted by gang violence, sending both future partners fleeing down the same elevator. Their shared musical interests, particularly their appreciation for the soul music that permeated Philadelphia, formed the foundation of a partnership that would span decades.<ref name="oates">{{cite book |last=Oates |first=John |title=Change of Season |year=2017 |publisher=Penguin Press |location=New York}}</ref>

Philadelphia in the late 1960s offered an extraordinary musical education. The Sound of Philadelphia was emerging, with Gamble and Huff developing the sophisticated soul productions that would define the era. Hall, with his powerful voice, absorbed these influences while also drawing on folk and rock traditions. Oates's guitar work and songwriting complemented Hall's vocal abilities, the combination suggesting possibilities that neither might have achieved alone. They played in various Philadelphia bands while developing the partnership that would eventually bring success.<ref name="hall"/>