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Mary Elizabeth Williams

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: John oates harnesses his mustache | History Defined

John Oats (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

In his decades-long career as one of half of the most successful duo in recorded music history, Hall & Oates, John Oates has racked up 16 Billboard Top 10 hits, eight certified platinum albums, and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Now, the self-appointed "patron saint of facial hair" has a new single, a new message, and even some new facial hair. This year's international spokesman for the men's health initiative we know as Movember joined me recently for "Salon Talks" for a conversation about fame, facial hair and what it was like working with one of Taylor Swift's producers on his new song. Watch or read our episode below.

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