Working For Hall and Oates

[@otisgibbs]

Todd builds and repairs amps for your favorite guitar players. You should check out his website and tell him Otis sent you. Special thanks to my buddy, Guthrie Trapp for helping make this happen. www.toddsharp.com/

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

🙏 love the Guthrie Trapp channel

[@julesotis13]

Done done and done

[@robertanderson350]

Otis has built this amazing platform that speaks to the making of music without gossip adding hope and reverence to it's creation through the most quiet of its contributors.

[@MikeMaselli-p6y]

Great interview. I've been bringing my amps to his shop for 20+ years. I know he deals and interacts with many big names in music, but he and crew always treated me (just a living room hero) like I was the "man". He's a great musician and amp builder; most of all, a real class act.

[@hypnocracy6102]

Great story...it seems Otis knows everyone and isn't afraid to interview good people.

[@JMacque]

Nice to see a fellow Clevelander interviewed on your channel. Thanks for another great post, Otis.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

👍 how cool , hall and oats were huge here in Australia, still on high rotation ☝️ hear them on supermarket radio even.. absolutely great songs.. live forever.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

I was playng in punk bands at the time...they were my guilty pleasure. Such craftsmanship!

[@willeebobb2214]

I remember seeing Hall and Oates at the Toledo Sports arena for their Bigger than Both of us tour and thinking that their lead guitarist was the coolest ever...something about his very cool horizontal striped shirt...ha..(pre-new wave) I assumed that he was Chris Bond. Later found out it was Todd Sharp. His solo album Who am I? form 1986 is still one of my favorite albums of the 80's. Christine McVie sings with him on a few tunes and his guitar and vocals and Songwriting are absolutely stellar. I just put on the vinyl...a totally great album from start to finish.Great, great songs .He has another solo album available as well....Thanks , Todd, it's great to hear from you and hear your music again!

[@willeebobb2214]

actually, Chris McVie sings backup vocals throughout the album.

[@kindcreative1]

Fun interview...now it's got me wondering what other great stories Todd could tell about music in Cleveland in the 70's. I spent almost 30 years living near Lake Erie and it made me smile to see 'Heights' represented on your channel. Thanks Otis!

[@Antisocialboomer]

The heart of rock and roll Is in Cleveland!

[@badtriad9684]

Old girlfriend spoke of seeing James Gang in local bars!

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

Hall and Oates were fantastic and Todd lovely guy.

[@lifelongfan07]

That’s so cool! Living the dream! Doing the dream!

[@SidewalkDreamsRecords]

I worked with John on the Marigold Sky album.

[@sayeager5559]

The "Live from Daryls House" video with Robert Fripp is excellent. I was way late to get interested in Hall and Oates they really are worth a deep dive.

[@bjorntannberg1581]

Great. Super cool. Todd Sharp is a hero.

[@kennedyterence4209]

Mesmerized! Great Chat. Need to check out some of the live stuff from the new Victoria theater. What a cool cat.

[@donlovell6708]

I met Todd through his brother who farmed blueberries in Arkansas. He was touring with Rod Stewart at that time. I had Todd rebuild a 65 Pro Reverb amp and he brought it to Kansas City for me in Delbert McClinton’s tour bus as he was playing for Delbert then. I considered that as additional MoJo for my amp. Todd is a Cool player

[@michaelgregory2231]

another great one, Otis! Todd builds great amps.

[@rockradstone]

I believe Todd Sharp played lead on Christine McVie's 'Love Will Show Us How.' Powerful stuff. Mighty fine pickin'! 😉

[@peterdvideos]

I saw Todd Sharp play with Hall & Oates back in the 1970s when the Universal Amphitheater was open air. He really made an impression!

[@scottnorlyn6479]

I am so in love with his stories

[@multitrackers3770]

what a wonderful video. Thank you. That made my evening.

[@badtriad9684]

Nice to hear some GOOD VIBE recollections of duo...

[@ministerofdarkness]

I've had Todd and his crew work on my amps for over 20 years. Fantastic work! My amps always sound awesome. Love hearing his stories about working with Bob Welch.

[@macintune]

Where can I find the repair shop? I have a 74 Princeton that needs service and live in Arkansas.

[@ministerofdarkness]

@ It’s outside of Nashville

[@wittry2]

Great stories and insight. When I saw Hall & Oates, G E Smith was their guitarist.

[@chuckbouscaren3898]

Another winning interview Otis! Todd's name is new to me but he made a good impression with a great story.

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you Todd & Otis

[@CliffMcCauley]

Just tried out Todd’s JOAT 20RT one of my buddies just bought. Unbelievably great sounds in that thing. Rare that you find someone THAT great in both musician and electronically technical realms. What a dude.

[@Luv70stunes]

JO has always struck me as being a straight up guy & your account supports that.

[@catheryndenton1766]

LOVE this !

[@christophercampbell1677]

Cleveland rocks!!

[@davidhayes6847]

some sunday i would like to sit in a coffee shop with otis and just read the papers. no talking. just basking in his eclectic, erudite, beardy loveliness. you make things better mister.

[@billthomas56]

Great story!

[@Antisocialboomer]

Start sowing seed in the morning. Continue till the evening. You never know what will grow. Cool!

[@Semprini537]

I don't care for HALL & OATES, but Otis has a great show

[@DMSProduktions]

Haulin' oats!

[@tonyindiana]

Didn’t Rick from goose set in with H&O when they was at that Indy music festival? Trampled by Turtles was there to, didn’t know about it till I pulled up at work

[@a.m.phaneuf6164]

Nice

[@bergmanst]

I wonder if he has any stories about the Michael Stanley Band.

[@jjzap2935]

Aww I miss Chris.. Y'all aware the he also recorded Jeff Beck 'Wired"? According to Chris George Martin had to leave so Chris and Jeff rerecorded the final take.

[@drogan9529]

Hi Otis

[@alanunseld4942]

todd played with christine mcvie

[@Jack-b6g7j]

I wonder if Otis knows Rick Richards Dan Bairds buddy?

[@mattreeder5554]

pretty shocking to hear daryl hall the man himself go onto NPR and say "Hall and Oates was always just me"

[@jjzap2935]

Not Surprised.. My now deceased friend Chris Bond didn't have much good to say about Darryl .. Said he always liked Jon

[@chrisandersen5635]

Leland Sklar has said some lovely things about working with Chris, and he’s spoken about reconnecting with Chris years later, on his own channel. Condolences for the loss of your friend.

[@jjzap2935]

@@chrisandersen5635 Thank You Chris. Yes When Leland came to Seattle they did meet. Chris was very happy that they got to hang out.

[@TheVintessa]

I always thought John Oates was a glorified backup singer, whose voice and guitar playing just weren’t good enough to be lead. His solo work never changed my mind, either. Daryl, however, had a voice you don’t come across very often and his solo compositions are unparalleled - truly soul stirring.

[@BayouDiddy]

I saw a video the other day, but I haven't fact checked it, however, it said they're not called Hall and Oates. They were never called Hall and Oates. The band has always went by their full names, whatever that is. John and something. I should Google it but Google banned me.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

It is hilarious that this is somehow a VERY BIG THING to both of them.

[@phaedrussmith1949]

Yet another band whose memory is stained by finding out that behind the great music they made that was the soundtrack of our youth, they hated each other.

[@JD-vj4go]

I still have no idea which is Hall and which is Oates.

[@andyc.4387]

Oates has dark hair and had a mustache.

[@TheVintessa]

As one is 6’1” and blond (Daryl Hall) and the other is barely 5’5” and dark (John Oates), it really isn’t hard to tell them apart.

[@otisgibbs]

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[@cosmiccolin]

Great story!