Emitt Rhodes

An iconic cult figure in American pop music, Emitt Rhodes had a short career as a recording artist, but his solo debut was a brilliant exercise in Beatles-styled pop/rock that would influence generations of artists in the pop underground. Rhodes first earned his reputation as a pop wunderkind with the group the Merry-Go-Round, whose self-titled 1967 debut album was dominated by his sterling pop songcraft and McCartney-esque vocals. His first two solo albums, 1970's Emitt Rhodes and 1971's Mirror, recorded in his home studio with Rhodes playing all the instruments, earned rave ...