# Emitt Rhodes (1950-2020) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emitt-rhodes-1950-2020/915845 "2020-07-20T15:52:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emitt-rhodes-1950-2020/915845/1 "2020-07-20T15:52:48Z")
Story here: > **[Emitt Rhodes Dead at 70](https://pitchfork.com/news/emitt-rhodes-dead-at-70/)** > > The singer-songwriter released four albums in the 1970s and returned with new music four decades later Rhodes was the classic example of an artist sabotaged by his record company. He was called “The American Paul McCartney” for his first album, an eminently listenable collection of irresistible pop songs, and which he played all the instruments. But his record company squeezed him for more product plus a tour, and the follow-up was a flop. He basically stopped writing and recording for years. Here’s an example: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADK3RAtveY8) R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emitt-rhodes-1950-2020/915845/2 "2020-07-20T16:28:09Z")
I just put his first album on my iPod a week or so ago. And decided “Face On The Floor” was my favorite. Glad he died peacefully. My first thought these days is “Did the virus git’im?” Oh, and since I love obscure “Mid-60s Fake British Invasion” bands… here’s Emitt in _Palace Guard,_ one of the best of the many “Fake Brit” bands in L.A… [“Falling Sugar”.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UdcW7Y2jbk)