Daryl Hall Shares Major Health Update

79-year-old says he got a new kidney from a 'very kind and generous living donor'
Posted Jun 24, 2026 1:25 PM CDT
Daryl Hall Says Kidney Transplant Was a Success
In this Thursday, April, 10, 2014 file photo, Daryl Hall performs at the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York.   (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Daryl Hall just let fans in on a major health update: the 79-year-old Hall & Oates musician says he recently received a kidney from a "very kind and generous living donor" and that the surgery was "a complete success." In an Instagram post Tuesday, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer wrote that the transplant took place a few weeks ago and that he's already feeling better. "I should be back to normal in a few months, so get ready for more music and lots of Daryl's House shows," he wrote. "You all take care."

Hall didn't disclose what led to his kidney issues. He has previously discussed health struggles, including long-running symptoms from Lyme disease, which he was diagnosed with in 2006 after years of illness, People reports. "I have good days and bad days. I was fine for four months then I might have tremors, headaches, fatigue," he said in 2008. His most recent album, "D," came out in 2024. He didn't disclose who the kidney donor was, but it probably wasn't John Oates, Vulture notes. Their long-running legal battle has finally been resolved, but Hall confirmed in 2024 that the duo is kaput, saying, "That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean."

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