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Americans think that if you're popular, there must be something wrong with you.

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Daryl Hall
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 11
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
Daryl Franklin Hohl
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Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.
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