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Emitt Rhodes is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Byrds, The Beatles and Paul McCartney. Those roots explain a lot about how Emitt Rhodes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jim Sullivan, The Association, Donovan, The Beach Boys and Fred Neil, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Red Krayola, Fairport Convention, Debbi Peterson, Richard Thompson and Bee Gees, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Emitt Rhodes, reaching back through The Byrds and forward to Red Krayola. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Emitt Lynn Rhodes was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer. A cult figure of baroque pop and power pop, he is best known for his solo albums, released from 1970 to 1973, on which he played every instrument and pioneered home recording techniques. He was nicknamed the "One-Man Beatles" due to his musical and vocal style.
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Emitt Rhodes connections
Emitt Rhodes grew out of The Byrds, The Beatles and Paul McCartney, shares an orbit with Jim Sullivan, The Association, Donovan and The Beach Boys, went on to shape Red Krayola, Fairport Convention, Debbi Peterson and Richard Thompson. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Joan Baezartist
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