Nashville has long been the home or hangout of the stars who graced our ’60s and ’70s record collections. John Kay, John Fogerty, Peter Frampton and Felix Cavaliere have all called Nashville home. Now John Oates has established partial residency in Nashville. He showed up at the Bluebird this week to perform in the round with Sam Bush and Jeff Black.
It was an entertaining evening, highlighted by guest Jimmy Wayne’s rendition of “Sara Smile,” with Oates singing harmony. Oates didn’t do any Hall and Oates hits himself , but played lesser-known songs from the duo’s albums and some from his solo albums.
John Oates at the Bluebird Cafe