Emitt Rhodes, cult-figure musician called ‘one-man Beatles,’ dies at 70

Emitt Rhodes, who was a rising pop star in the early 1970s, with songwriting and singing skills likened to those of Paul McCartney, then gave up performing for more than 40 years, becoming a cult figure among musicians, died July 19 at his home in Hawthorne, Calif. He was 70.

The death was confirmed by Chris Price, a musician who produced Mr. Rhodes’s 2016 comeback album, “Rainbow Ends.” He did not know the specific cause.