John Oates

Daryl Hall and John Oates released the album Beauty on a Backstreet on October 11, 1977, following their earlier record Bigger Than Both of Us. The album, sometimes described as their more experimental or progressive effort of the era, featured session players including Jeff Porcaro, Leland Sklar and Tom Scott. Music fans are marking the anniversary and discussing its place in the duo's 1970s run.