Famous artists will tour New York City neighborhoods that inspired them — and bring resident music critic Chuck Arnold along as they walk down memory lane.
For the premiere episode, John Oates went back to his roots. Chock-full of history, the 76-year-old musician chose three meaningful spots from his Hall & Oates days: Rudy Music , Electris ladys Studio and the former site of Gaslight Cafe.
Gaslight Cafe is the Greenwich Village coffeehouse where Oates and former music partner Daryl Hall played their first New York show together in the late ’60s — when they were both in different groups.
“And so when you’re with one of the greatest singers of all time, of course you’re not going to be the frontman. And it’s actually OK, because I don’t think I really felt comfortable doing that anyway,” Oates explained to Arnold of their partnership.