Also known as: Rhodes, Emitt
Origin: Hawthorne, CA, USA
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer Emitt Lynn Rhodes was born on February 25, 1950 in Decatur, IL, but at the age of five, relocated with his family to Hawthorne, CA. Coined by many as "the one man Beatles ", his solo recordings of the early 1970s show a clear Paul McCartney influence in both vocals and musicianship, to the point where it can sometimes be challenging to tell the difference between the two. Rhodes began his career in the bands the Palace Guard (as the group's drummer) and then the Merry-Go-Round (multi-instrumentalist). The Merry-Go-Round already h…