(CNN) — Daryl Hall sued his former bandmate John Oates Thursday in Nashville Chancery Court, according to court records.
Both musicians are famous as members of the eponymous rock duo Hall & OatesThe early 1980s saw massive success with hits like “Private Eyes” and “Manator”.
Hall’s lawsuit against Oates and the Oates Foundation as an individual is listed as a “contract/debt” dispute, but details of the case are sealed, court records show.
Last Friday, the court granted Hall’s request for a temporary restraining order effective November 30.
The nature of the injunction is unclear, as the file is largely sealed. Such an order is usually made in a commercial dispute to prevent one party from harming the economic interests of the other.
CNN has contacted representatives and attorneys for Hall and Oates for more information.
Hall and Oates met in Philadelphia in the 1960s and had 29 hits between 1976 and 1990, according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“His most indelible songs include the beautiful chorus of ‘I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)’; the percolating rhythm and harmonies of ‘Kiss on My List’; the weightless rhythmic flow and interspersed vocals of ‘Manator’; and ‘She’s Gone.’ ‘s heartbreaking chorus”, Park Puterbach wrote. For Hall & Oates’ induction into the Hall of Fame in 2014.
— CNN’s Andy Ross contributed to this report.
