Back in 2001, he sang Hall and Oates' at an audition for record company executive Scott Borchetta.
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He says,"When we were finished with the interview, I walked out in the hallway, and Daryl Hall and John Oates were standing there.
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Some celebrities have joined in the fray, such as novelist Amy Tan and Daryl Hall of rock duo HallandOates, both of whom say they suffer from chronic Lyme.
The rest of the lineup is an eclectic mix of then and now featuring the new folksy heroes The Lumineers and Of Monsters and Men, indie favorites Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective and a soul superjam featuring Jim James with John Oatesand the Preservation Jazz Hall Band.
Washington is playing a livelier brand of hockey under Oates, a Hockey Hall of Fame forward who shifted Ovechkin from left wing to right wing and helped design the Capitals' league-best power play.