Rupert Holmes

"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" pegged Rupert Holmes as a one-hit wonder, an unfair designation if ever there was one. To make matters worse, "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" appeared to be a satin-draped novelty of the swinging '70s, a soft rock anthem devoted to gauche promiscuity, a sentiment that further tied him to a specific era -- and one that was underscored through the song's omnipresence in film, television, commercials, and radio over the next few decades. Despite these initial appearances, Holmes was a clever, versatile singer/songwriter who split the difference bet...