The 79-year-old Hall & Oates legend shared the personal health update with fans in an Instagram post on Tuesday, June 23, revealing that the procedure took place a couple of weeks ago.
“I thought you should know that I recently received a kidney transplant from a very kind and generous living donor,” Hall wrote. “It happened a couple of weeks ago, and I’m already starting to feel better. It was, according to my doctors, a complete success.”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician did not share what led to the transplant or identify the donor, but he sounded optimistic about his recovery.
Hall also made it clear that he does not plan to stay away from music for long.
“I should be back to normal in a few months, so get ready for more music and lots of Daryl’s House shows,” he told fans. “You all take care.”
A living-donor kidney transplant happens when a healthy person donates one of their kidneys to someone who needs one. Because people can live healthy lives with just one kidney, living donation can be an option for some transplant patients.
Hall has kept most details about his recent health issue private, but this is not the first time he has opened up about a serious medical battle.
The “Maneater” singer has previously spoken about being diagnosed with Lyme disease, a bacterial infection most often spread through the bite of an infected tick. Hall has said he was infected in 2000 but was not diagnosed until 2006.
In a 2008 interview, he described the illness as unpredictable and exhausting, saying he had been forced to cancel concert dates because of symptoms.
“I have good days and bad days,” Hall said at the time. “I was fine for four months then I might have tremors, headaches, fatigue. It’s like a roving street gang of germs.”
Lyme disease can cause symptoms that vary from mild to severe, including muscle aches, joint pain, headaches, fatigue, stiffness and trouble concentrating. Some patients report symptoms lasting well beyond the initial infection.
Despite his health challenges, Hall has continued making music. He released his latest solo album, D, in 2024.
Hall rose to fame as one half of Hall & Oates, the hitmaking pop-rock duo he formed with John Oates. Together, they released 18 studio albums between 1972 and 2006 and scored six No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Maneater” and “Out of Touch.”
In 2024, Hall told People that staying creatively alive has been key to his long career.
“You have to refresh yourself and find new ways to keep it interesting and seek out things in a million different ways,” he said.