Before Gloria Estefan and before KC and the Sunshine band, a family band put Miami music on the map.
The Rhodes Brothers recorded albums and appeared on nationally TV variety shows. But back in Miami, they were best known for their local performances at lounges around town, their own club near the Miami airport, their restaurant at the Miami Springs Country Club and their appearances on the Jerry Lewis telethon.
They came to Miami in the early 1960s, but also were known across the country. In 1969, they appeared on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.”…