Live from Daryl's House (simply known as Daryl's House and often abbreviated as LFDH) is an online music series that debuted in the autumn of 2007. The show features singer-songwriter Daryl Hall performing with his band and various guest artists at his home in Millerton, New York.[1] The show provides a performance space that is an alternative to live concerts and studio sessions for popular artists. This allows the artists to "…have fun and [be] creatively spontaneous".[2] The majority of shows include a segment in which Hall and the guest artist prepare food from different cuisines for everyone to eat. The food comes from various local restaurants and the chefs of those establishments walk Hall and guest through the preparation of the food.

Live from Daryl's House
GenreMusic
Variety
Comedy
Created byDaryl Hall
StarringDaryl Hall
Opening theme"You Make My Dreams" (web series)
"Bring It Back Home" (television series)
Ending theme"Bring It Back Home" (television series)
ComposerDaryl Hall
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes90 (LFDH.com)
Production
Executive producersJonathan Wolfson, Daryl Hall
Production locationsMillerton and Pawling, New York, United States
Production company
  • Good Cop Bad Cop Productions
Original release
NetworkLFDH.com
Palladia (2012–15)
RFD-TV/RURAL TV (not currently aired)
VH1 (very rarely)
MTV Classic (very rarely)
MTV Live (2016–present; not currently airing)
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2011 (2011-09-24) –
2023 (2023)
Related
Daryl's Restoration Over-Hall

Originally a web series, Live from Daryl's House expanded to broadcast TV but remained unchanged. Hall was quoted by Billboard.com as saying "it's an Internet show that is being shown on television, so I'm not adapting the show at all in any way to be a 'TV' show."[3] The show debuted in 95 markets on September 24, 2011, with back-to-back half-hour episodes featuring Train (Episode 33) and Fitz and the Tantrums (Episode 35).[3] Starting with the 66th episode, the shows are filmed at Hall's club, Daryl's House, in Pawling, New York.

History

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The first web show was a solo production which featured Hall and his backing band playing "Everything Your Heart Desires". It was not until the second episode that the show introduced its guest star format. Hall's long-time performing and songwriting partner John Oates (of the band Hall & Oates) was the first guest on the show with a Christmas episode entitled "Trimming the Tree".[4]

Hall created Live from Daryl's House as a refuge from live touring on the road. He stated in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that he wanted to bring the world to him, for a change. Hall wanted the opportunity to collaborate with contemporary artists, and this is his vehicle in which to do so.[5]

Live from Daryl's House originally appeared on the program's website in November 2007.[6] The initial episode was completely funded by Hall. In subsequent shows, costs were defrayed by corporate sponsors like Uline.[7] In addition to corporate sponsorship, Hall routinely plugged local restaurants that provided catering for the shows. Often, the chef would teach Hall and the guest artist how to prepare at least one of the dishes that were served.[8][9] When the program gained popularity, Hall's Good Cop Bad Cop Productions company signed two syndication deals (with Tribune being the most notable). In 2012, the Viacom-owned Palladia network took over the finances with help from a deal arranged by executive producer Jonathan Wolfson (Hall & Oates manager).[6][10]

In July 2018, BMG announced a new partnership with Live from Daryl's House. The agreement included worldwide rights to the entire 82-episode collection filmed from 2007 to 2016. The show's new production began in the fall of 2018 and was executive produced by Daryl Hall and Jonathan Wolfson for Good Cop Bad Cop Productions, and Joe Thomas and Bob Frank for BMG. Domenic Cotter of Sound Off Productions continued as the show's producer.[11]

Episodes

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As of December 2023, 90 episodes of Live from Daryl's House have been broadcast.[12][13]

Episode No. Guest or episode name Date Notes
90 Howard Jones December 6, 2023
89 Lisa Loeb November 29, 2023
88 Andy Grammer November 22, 2023
87 Robert Fripp November 15, 2023
86 Charlie Starr November 8, 2023
85 Glenn Tilbrook November 1, 2023
84 Ty Taylor October 8, 2020
83 Tommy Shaw October 1, 2020
82 Kenny Loggins June 23, 2016
81 Grace June 16, 2016
80 Chris Daughtry June 9, 2016
79 Anderson East June 2, 2016
78 The O'Jays May 26, 2016
77 Elle King May 19, 2016
76 Wyclef Jean May 12, 2016
75 Cheap Trick May 5, 2016
74 Aloe Blacc October 15, 2015
73 Kitty, Daisy & Lewis September 15, 2015
72 Aaron Neville August 15, 2015
71 Kandace Springs July 15, 2015
70 Ben Folds June 12, 2015
69 Sammy Hagar May 15, 2015 Filmed at Cabo Wabo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
68 Darius Rucker June 14, 2014 Filmed in Charleston, South Carolina
67 Brett Dennen May 15, 2014
66 Amos Lee April 15, 2014 First episode at the club Daryl's House
65 Johnnyswim March 15, 2014
64 Gavin DeGraw February 15, 2014
63 Billy Gibbons January 15, 2014
62 Minus the Bear January 15, 2013
61 Shelby Lynne December 15, 2012
60 Joe Walsh November 15, 2012
59 Live at the Borgata October 15, 2012 Filmed at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey, featuring Sharon Jones and Allen Stone
58 Nick Waterhouse September 15, 2012
57 Rumer August 15, 2012
56 Chiddy Bang July 15, 2012
55 Jason Mraz June 15, 2012
54 Butch Walker May 15, 2012
53 The Dirty Heads April 15, 2012
52 CeeLo Green March 15, 2012
51 Allen Stone February 15, 2012
50 Keb' Mo' January 15, 2012
49 Blind Boys Of Alabama December 15, 2011
48 Daryl Hall Part 2 November 15, 2011 Second half of Laughing Down Crying
47 Daryl Hall Part 1 October 15, 2011 First half of Laughing Down Crying
46 Nikki Jean September 15, 2011
45 Grace Potter August 15, 2011
44 Booker T. Jones July 15, 2011
43 Mayer Hawthorne June 15, 2011 Featuring Booker T. Jones
42 John Rzeznik May 15, 2011
41 Dave Stewart April 15, 2011
40 Todd Rundgren March 15, 2011 Filmed at Rundgren's house in Kauai, Hawaii
39 New Year's Eve Special February 15, 2011
38 Guster January 15, 2011
37 José Feliciano December 15, 2010
36 Neon Trees November 15, 2010
35 Fitz and the Tantrums October 15, 2010
34 Sharon Jones September 15, 2010
33 Train August 15, 2010
32 Retrospective (2nd Annual) July 15, 2010
31 Rob Thomas June 15, 2010
30 Remembering Tom "T-Bone" Wolk May 15, 2010 Featuring former bandmates guitarist G. E. Smith, sax player Mark Rivera and drummer Mickey Curry
29 Maxi Priest and Billy Ocean April 15, 2010 Filmed at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica
28 Toots and the Maytals February 15, 2010 Filmed in Jamaica
27 Eli "Paperboy" Reed featuring Alan Gorrie January 15, 2010
26 Jimmy Wayne December 15, 2009
25 Patrick Stump November 15, 2009
24 Diane Birch October 15, 2009
23 Todd Rundgren September 15, 2009
22 Smokey Robinson August 15, 2009
21 Plain White T's July 15, 2009
20 Parachute June 15, 2009
19 A Retrospective May 15, 2009
18 Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek April 15, 2009 Filmed in Pacific Palisades, California
17 Matt Nathanson March 15, 2009
16 The Bacon Brothers February 15, 2009
15 Company of Thieves January 15, 2009
14 Kevin Rudolf December 15, 2008
13 John Oates November 15, 2008
12 Eric Hutchinson October 15, 2008
11 Finger Eleven September 15, 2008
10 Chromeo August 15, 2008
09 Monte Montgomery July 15, 2008
08 Nick Lowe June 15, 2008 Filmed at Hall's townhouse in London, England
07 Chuck Prophet and Mutlu Onaral May 15, 2008
06 Live at SXSW April 15, 2008 Filmed at SXSW in Austin, Texas
05 KT Tunstall March 15, 2008 Filmed at Hall's townhouse in London, England
04 Travis McCoy February 15, 2008
03 Daryl Hall January 15, 2008
02 John Oates December 15, 2007
01 Daryl Hall November 15, 2007

Syndication

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Live from Daryl's House gained traction on Rural Media Group's channels, and the Palladia network through a deal brokered by the show's Executive Producer Jonathan Wolfson, Rick Krim (VH1), and Ben Zurier (Executive Vice President, Programming Strategy, VH1, VH1 Classic, Palladia).[10][14] The show currently continues to air on VH1, MTV Live (formerly Palladia) (Viacom Media Network), RFD-TV and Family Net (both of the Rural Media Group), and on the Live from Daryl's House website. The show's website continues to premier the latest episodes from the series, and holds an archive of some of the past episodes. In an announced agreement, 2014 will see the show continue to air on Viacom Media Network's Palladia music channel [6] and new episodes will appear on all previously mentioned outlets.[10] The series has led to Daryl Hall touring a live version of the show with Sharon Jones and Allen Stone, among others.[10]

On LFDH.com, the CeeLo Green song "Forget You" (explicitly entitled "Fuck You") was unedited on the website, but was heavily edited on Palladia and RFD-TV airings.[citation needed]

The "House"

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From the inception of the show until the 65th episode, Live from Daryl's House primarily took place at Hall's home in Millerton, New York. This home consisted of two Connecticut Valley Houses that were built between 1771 and 1781. These houses were disassembled in their original locations and shipped to Millerton, New York where they were reassembled back into their original structures and preserved. The houses now sit as one on Hall's 250 acres of farmland, which is located on the New York/Connecticut border 50 miles to the west of their original location.[2]

Episode 65 was the last show to be filmed from Hall's Millerton, New York, residence.[15] In October 2013, Hall began leasing and renovating the Pawling building that once housed the Towne Crier nightclub in Pawling, New York.[16] Having remodeled the venue to look like his old home, even naming it Daryl's House, the 66th episode of Live from Daryl's House was filmed at the new location.[17][18]

Long known for his passion of restoring historical homes, Hall produced another television show titled Daryl's Restoration Over-Hall.[6] This series appeared on DIY Network and was executive produced by Hall, Michael Morrissey and Jonathan Wolfson. The show focused on restoring Hall's colonial-era home in Sherman, Connecticut.[1]

Other locations

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Episode 4 of the series was filmed at Hall's London Townhouse where he performs "Let's Give Them Something to Talk About" with KT Tunstall.[2]

Episode 6 was filmed at the SXSW Austin, TX.[19]

Episodes 28 and 29 were filmed in Jamaica.[20]

Episode 40 was filmed at Todd Rundgren's home in Hawaii.[21]

Episode 69 (Sammy Hagar) was filmed at the Cabo Wabo[6] in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.[22]

Band members

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The house band consists of Hall and a core of key members along with several guest musicians based on the genre of the guest star. T-Bone Wolk was the first musical director. After Wolk's death in 2010, guitarist Paul Pesco was the musical director until early 2014. Hall replaced Pesco as musical director by guitarist Shane Theriot.[23]

From the first episode, Wolk's house musicians were guitarist/keyboardist Eliot Lewis, drummer Shawn Pelton, percussionist Everett Bradley, and bassist Zev Katz, who frequently ended episodes with a "Moment of Zev." Through Pesco's tenure and into Theriot's, the band coalesced around Lewis, drummer Brian Dunne, bassist Klyde Jones, and percussionist Porter Carroll Jr. Dunne, Jones, and Lewis played together in the Average White Band in the 2000s. A frequent guest throughout the series is saxophonist Charles DeChant.[24][25]

Starting in 2022, the band toured under the name Daryl Hall and the Daryl's House Band.[26]

Awards

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In 2010, Live from Daryl's House won the "Best Variety Series" from the Webby Awards Group.[10][14][27] The series was also nominated for a Music Webby in the same year.[28] The show won a MTV O Music Award in 2010 for "Best Performance Series".[10][14][29]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Entertainment - Talking Shop: Daryl Hall". BBC. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Exclusive: Daryl Hall's Web Show Coming to Broadcast TV". Billboard. September 20, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Episode 2: John Oates :: Live From Daryl's House with Daryl Hall :: Current Episode". Live from Daryl's House. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Daryl Hall on His "Oddball" Life in Hall & Oates, Web Series". Rolling Stone. June 5, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e "'Live From Daryl's House' Returning To Palladia, Web". multichannel.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "Live From Daryl's House - Page 13". Gearslutz.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Blog Archive Live From Daryl's House". Lefsetz Letter. June 18, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  9. ^ Lefsetz, Bob (May 15, 2013). "Daryl Hall Renovates Career With DIY Spirit, 'Live From Daryl's House'". Variety. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Live from Daryl's House Under Construction, Set to Tape New Episodes as Palladia Renews Deal with Award-Winning Web-To-Cable Series - Yahoo Finance". Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  11. ^ "Live from Daryl's House Signs New Deal, with BMG, Will Return to Air".
  12. ^ "Live From Daryl's House with Daryl Hall :: Show Archive". Live from Daryl's House. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  13. ^ "Live From Daryl's House". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  14. ^ a b c Girkout, Alexa (October 7, 2013). "Daryl Hall's 'Live From Daryl's House' Renews Broadcast Agreement with Viacom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  15. ^ "Episode 64: Gavin Degraw :: Live From Daryl's House with Daryl Hall :: Current Episode". Live from Daryl's House. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  16. ^ "Daryl Hall To Open New Restaurant And Nightclub". cbslocal.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  17. ^ "Daryl Hall Racks up 65th House Episode in Pawling". Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  18. ^ "Daryl Hall Moves "House" to Pawling". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  19. ^ "Daryl Hall lets his hair down at SXSW". NME. May 13, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  20. ^ Day, Peter (April 20, 2010). "Noble's 'Love T.K.O' performed on 'Live From Daryl's House'". Daily Press. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  21. ^ Stoller, Gary (May 7, 2019). "Prolific Rocker Todd Rundgren Sees The Light In Hawaii".
  22. ^ Fly (April 28, 2015). "Sammy Hagar Helps Kick Off New Season of 'Live From Daryl's House'". WRKR. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  23. ^ "About Shane". ShaneTheriot.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  24. ^ Charlie Dechant Sax Solo - "Green Onions", retrieved March 7, 2022
  25. ^ ""Pick Up The Pieces"- Alan Gorrie, Daryl Hall". YouTube. Retrieved March 7, 2022. Charles DeChant is the saxophone player
  26. ^ "Daryl Hall and the Daryl's House Band". Austin City Limits. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  27. ^ "Variety". webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  28. ^ "Live From Daryl's House". webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  29. ^ "New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture". MTV. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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