1. Emitt Lynn Rhodes was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer.
19 Facts About Emitt Rhodes
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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.
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Emitt Rhodes has been called the "One-Man Beatles" due to the style and skill of his songwriting and instrumentation.
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Emitt Rhodes went on to record and release two more solo albums, Mirror and Farewell to Paradise.
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Emitt Rhodes's career ended in 1973 because of a trial with his label.
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Emitt Rhodes was born on February 25,1950, in Decatur, Illinois.
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Emitt Rhodes began his musical career in 1964 at age 14 as the drummer of the band the Palace Guard in Los Angeles.
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Emitt Rhodes opened for the week at the Troubadour nightclub on February 9,1971 with Leitch and Carroll, concurrent with a large earthquake that struck the Los Angeles area.
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Emitt Rhodes's musical style was so close to the Beatles and especially to Paul McCartney that some fans thought it was a Beatles record.
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Emitt Rhodes used a four-track recorder for the instruments for Emitt Rhodes and transferred those to an eight-track recorder to add the vocals.
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Emitt Rhodes used an eight-track recorder for Mirror and Farewell to Paradise.
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Emitt Rhodes took nearly a year to record, the album Mirror took nine months, and Farewell to Paradise took over a year.
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Emitt Rhodes continued to record his songs in his studio, but they were unreleased except for the song "Isn't It So" on Listen, Listen.
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Emitt Rhodes worked as a recording engineer and record producer for Elektra Records.
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Emitt Rhodes ran his own studio for recording other acts.
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In 2009, Emitt Rhodes entered the recording studios with a new band and all-new material, joined by the co-founder of The Grass Roots and The Merry-Go-Round drummer Joel Larson, co-founder and former bassist for Counting Crows, Matt Malley, and guitarists Jim Rolfe and Dan Mayer.
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Emitt Rhodes died in his sleep on July 19,2020, in Hawthorne, California.
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Emitt Rhodes had two sons from his first marriage to Kathy Sharp and one daughter with his second wife, Charnelle Smith.
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Emitt Rhodes was engaged to his partner of nine years, Valerie Eaton, at the time of his death.