Hall & Oates rocker Daryl Hall, 79, reveals he underwent kidney transplant from living donor

Hall & Oates legend Daryl Hall has revealed he underwent a kidney transplant earlier this month.

The musician, 79, announced his surgery in an Instagram post on Tuesday, in which he detailed how a 'kind and generous' living donor had donated their kidney.

He wrote, 'I thought you should know that I recently received a kidney transplant from a very kind and generous living donor. 

'It happened a couple of weeks ago, and I'm already starting to feel better. It was, according to my doctors, a complete success.

'I should be back to normal in a few months, so get ready for more music and lots of Daryl's House shows. You all take care.'

Hall did not reveal the identity of the donor or further details of what prompted his need for a transplant. 

Most kidney donations come from deceased donors. Living donors, who can offer a kidney or part of their liver, are usually close family.

Hall and Oates first joined forces in Philadelphia in 1970 and achieved huge success throughout the 70's and 80's with singles such as Rich Girl, Maneater, and You Make My Dreams.

In 2003, the duo were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and in April 2014, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and went on to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2016.

Most recently, the two men were inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Class of 2023. 

Hall has faced public health battles over the years - revealing his battle with Lyme disease in 2015 - which he described as the 'worst thing that has ever happened to me'.

Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected black-legged ticks. 

The most common symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, fatigue and a skin rash called erythema migrans.

The disease can typically be treated by several weeks of oral antibiotics.

But if left untreated, the infection can spread to the joints, heart and nervous symptoms and be deadly.  

He said in a 2017 interview, 'In February of 2015, at my very sickest from chronic Lyme and Bartonella, after it was missed by eleven NYC doctors, I was homebound and in heart failure. 

'Getting Lyme Disease is no fun, I'll tell you that right now.'

'About ten years ago, I started getting tremors, especially in my left hand and arm, with twitching, and I didn't know what that was. 

'I've always had food allergies and spring allergies but then I got this very serious celery allergy. And that came out of the blue. And then finally I came down with this raging fever and really stiff neck and body.

'They told me it was the summer flu and all this nonsense. So I started talking to my family about it and my ex-wife, who has Lyme, said it sounded to her like Lyme.'