Daryl Franklin Hohl, known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B and soul singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Hall & Oates.

Is rich girl about Patty Hearst?

Content. The song's lyrics are about a spoiled girl who can rely on her parents' money to do whatever she wants. The song was rumored to be about the then-scandalous newspaper heiress Patty Hearst. ... "But you can't write, 'You're a rich boy' in a song, so I changed it to a girl," Hall told Rolling Stone.

What happened to John Oates?

John continues to tour the world with Daryl Hall, and perform solo as both a musician and public speaker. ... John and his wife Aimee reside in Nashville, Tennessee and Aspen Colorado.