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Emitt Lynn Rhodes (February 25, 1950 – July 19, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer. At the age of 14, Rhodes began his career in musical ensembles The Palace Guard as the group's drummer before joining The Merry-Go-Round as a multi-instrumentalist. [5]
20 de jul. de 2020 · Emitt Rhodes, a singer and songwriter who earned a cult status among fans of Beatles-like power-pop for a handful of albums he released in the early 1970s, then gave up recording for decades,...
20 de jul. de 2020 · Emitt Rhodes, the cult US musician who helped shape the powerpop genre, has died aged 70. His death was confirmed by Tony Blass, who produced a 2009 documentary about Rhodes, The One Man...
21 de jul. de 2020 · Emitt Rhodes, the pioneering 1970s one-man power-pop band who retreated into self-imposed silence before resurfacing 43 years later with a star-studded album, died Sunday in his sleep.
Tras romper The Merry-Go-Round, Emitt inició su carrera como solista con el estupendo LP “Emitt Rhodes” (1970), un disco grabado en cuatro pistas en el que interpretó todos los instrumentos y voces del álbum.
20 de jul. de 2020 · Rhodes was a pioneer of power pop in the 1970s and made a comeback in 2016 with Rainbow Ends. He collaborated with artists like Aimee Mann and Richard Thompson and influenced Mac DeMarco and Sadie Dupuis.
31 de jul. de 2020 · John Wirth shares his personal story of how he contacted and met Emitt Rhodes, the singer-songwriter who inspired him as a teenager and disappeared from the music scene for decades. He remembers their lunch in Hawthorne, Emitt's humility and humor, and his legacy as a cult figure of rock history.
