Edge Rewrite
restyle Source code View original
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

Jump to content

Darryl Rhoades

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Darryl Rhoades
Born (1950-06-07) June 7, 1950 (age 76)
OriginLouisville, Kentucky
GenreRock Comedy Country
OccupationsSinger-songwriter, comedian
Years active1975–present
Websitewww.music-comedy.com

Darryl Rhoades (born June 7, 1950) is an American musician, comedian and writer. He founded the Atlanta-based musical comedy group the Hahavishnu Orchestra in the 1970s and later pursued a career in stand-up comedy.[1][2]

Early life and education

[edit]

Rhoades was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1950. His family later moved to Forest Park, Georgia, south of Atlanta, where he attended Forest Park High School. As a teenager, he became interested in music after seeing live bands in Atlanta and began playing drums.[2]

Career

[edit]

Early music career

[edit]

By his senior year in 1968, Rhoades was performing in Atlanta as the drummer for the Celestial Voluptuous Banana, which played venues including the Catacombs and Piedmont Park.[2] After that band broke up, he formed the Hahavishnu Orchestra in 1975, a roughly 12-member musical comedy group whose stage shows combined music, satire, costumes and elaborate props. The group toured nationally during the 1970s and performed at Atlanta venues including the Great Southeast Music Hall.[2][3] Its name was a parody of guitarist John McLaughlin's jazz-fusion group The Mahavishnu Orchestra.[2] In 1977, Rolling Stone critic Kurt Loder described Rhoades as "one of the most savagely gifted writer/performers in the country today".[4]

The Hahavishnu Orchestra appeared on James Brown's television program Future Shock during the late 1970s.[5] In January 1978, Rhoades joined the opening act at the Sex Pistols' American debut in Atlanta, performing a parody of punk rock during the show.[2] In 1979, The Outlaws recorded Rhoades's song "The Lights Are On (But Nobody's Home)" for their album In the Eye of the Storm.[6] Rhoades's debut album, Burgers from Heaven, was released in 1980 on No Big Deal Records, and he performed the title song on Bill Tush's television comedy series Tush that year.[5][7]

Music and comedy career

[edit]

In 1985, Rhoades formed the Men from Glad; his second album, Better Dead Than Mellow, was released with the group in 1986.[8][9] The title track from Burgers from Heaven was later used in the 1989 comedy film Fast Food.[10] Rhoades also collaborated with Reverend Billy C. Wirtz on a joint venture titled Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel.[2] In 1991, Rhoades released Before and After His Time, a compilation of his first three albums.[11] The following year, he released his fifth album, Cowpokin' & Udder Love Songs, on May 18, 1992.[12]

In 1994, Rhoades released The Lean Years 1950–1994, a 22-track album that included several of his "U Suck" comedy spots.[13] In 1997, he released Radio Daze...The Shroud of Tourin', a 45-track album on No Big Deal Records built around songs and radio-style comedy sketches.[14] Rhoades's recordings received airplay on syndicated comedy-radio programs including The Dr. Demento Hour.[7] He also occasionally performed as drummer with the Electrifyin' Sissies, a group that included producer Brendan O'Brien, Georgia Satellites guitarist Rick Richards and radio personality Rex Patton.[15]

In 2000, Rhoades released Rhoades...All Over the Map, a 17-track album that included live material recorded for radio and the Punchline comedy club in Atlanta.[16] In 2008, he released Weapons of Mass Deception, a 15-track album on No Big Deal Records.[17] On September 12, 2009, a Hahavishnu Orchestra Celebration was held at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta.[18] Rhoades also appeared in the 2009 film Crazy Heart in a non-speaking role as a drummer.[19]

Later career

[edit]

In 2014, Rhoades released Darryl Rhoades Presents Songs for Teenagers in Heat, an 18-track album combining studio recordings with live musical and comedy performances.[20] In 2017, he released The Last Goodbye, a 17-track album recorded at Down in Deep Studios and co-produced with Martin Kearns. Creative Loafing described the album as drawing on rock, R&B, country and bluegrass, with several songs featuring guest vocalists.[3]

In April 2024, Rhoades published the memoir The Road to Almost...The Lean Years 1950-2024, which recounts his childhood in Kentucky, his involvement in Atlanta's music scene and his subsequent music and comedy career.[21][2] As of 2024, he continued to perform comedy while focusing increasingly on songwriting, including performances with guitarist Tommy Strain.[2]

Discography

[edit]
Year Title Notes Ref
1980 Burgers from Heaven Debut album [22]
1986 Better Dead Than Mellow With the Mighty Mighty Men from Glad [23]
1991 No Glove / No Love With the Mighty Mighty Men from Glad; recorded in 1988 [24]
1991 Before & After His Time Compilation album [11]
1992 Cowpokin' & Udder Love Songs [12]
1994 The Lean Years 1950–1994 [13]
1997 Radio Daze...The Shroud of Tourin' [14]
2000 Rhoades...All Over the Map [16]
2003 The Shadow You Cast (Depends on Where You Stand) [25]
2005 Raparations [26]
2008 Weapons of Mass Deception [17]
2014 Darryl Rhoades Presents Songs for Teenagers in Heat [20]
2017 The Last Goodbye [3]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "Darryl Rhoades". Apple music. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Theatrical rocker/comedian Darryl Rhoades recounts life over the edge". ajc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Paris, Tony. "HIGH FREQUENCIES: Playin' to win". Creative Loafing. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rolling Stone, 1977". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Atlanta Soundtrack: New music from Grip, Callista Clark and vintage Darryl Rhoades - ARTS ATL". ARTSATL. April 16, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  6. ↑ "In The Eye Of The Storm, The Outlaws". Qobuz. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Kirby, Kip (January 24, 1981). "Rhoades Thrives On Controversy; His LP Has It" (Magazine / PDF). World Radio History. Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  8. ↑ Eldredge, Richard L. (July 23, 2016). "Dancing On The Tables: A Celebration Of The Athens-Atlanta Music Scene" (Interview / web article). Eldredge Atlanta. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ Radford, Chad. "Jeff Crompton's musical odyssey". Creative Loafing. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Fast Food". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Darryl Rhoades Biography". music-comedy.com. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Cowpokin' & Udder Love Songs". darrylrhoades.bandcamp.com. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  13. 1 2 "The Lean Years 1950–1994". music.amazon.in. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  14. 1 2 Radio Daze...The Shroud of Tourin' by Darryl Rhoades on Apple Music, January 1, 1997, retrieved September 28, 2026
  15. ↑ Owen, Eddie (April 14, 2014). "Eddie Owen Presents Darryl Rhoades & Teenagers In Heat + The Edgewood Saxophone Trio". Duluth, GA Patch. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Rhoades...All Over The Map". music.amazon.in. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Weapons of Mass Deception". music.amazon.in. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Hot Tickets: 50 Cent, Brandi Carlile, Mos Def, Rob Thomas". ajc. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  19. ↑ Rhoades, Darryl. "Darryl Rhoades Comedian & Musician". music-comedy.com. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  20. 1 2 Rhoades, Darryl (April 15, 2014). "Darryl Rhoades Presents Songs for Teenagers In Heat" (Album page). Bandcamp. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  21. ↑ The Road to Almost . . . The Lean Years 1950-2024. April 19, 2024. ISBN 979-8-218-38928-4.
  22. ↑ Burgers from Heaven by Darryl Rhoades on Apple Music, January 1, 1980, retrieved September 29, 2026
  23. ↑ "Better Dead Than Mellow". music.amazon.in. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  24. ↑ "No Glove No Love; Darryl Rhoades and the Mighty Men From Glad" (Album page). Bandcamp. October 7, 1991. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Darryl Rhoades: Funny Ain't Payin' the Bills - Support Our Troops". Stomp And Stammer. February 6, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
  26. ↑ Rhoades, Darryl (June 25, 2005). "Raparations" (Album page). Bandcamp. Retrieved September 29, 2026.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darryl_Rhoades&oldid=1377502620"