- The Merry-Go-Round
The Merry-Go-Round were a
Los Angeles based pop band, best known for producingsinger/songwriter Emitt Rhodes and featuringJoel Larson on drums Gary Kato on lead guitar, Bill Rinehart on bass. The band released only one full length album, "The Merry-Go-Round (album) " (1967 ). "Live", the first single from their album, was a top 10 smash at both KHJ in Los Angeles and KGB in San Diego, although it failed to crack the top 50 on the national charts. "Live" was covered byThe Bangles in on their1984 album "All Over the Place " and "Time Will Show The Wiser" was recorded byFairport Convention on their debut album in 1968, a song still played regularly by Fairport at theirCropredy Festival. A CD containing their only LP and other existing material was issued in 2005 on Rev-Ola.External links
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=THE|MERRY|GO|ROUND&sql=11:ke7ibkk96akq~T0 allmusic.com] - Band profile of the Merry-Go-Round.
* [http://joel-larson.com] - Joel-Larson.com
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