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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.