The Merry-Go-Round was a rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in the mid-1960s. The band was fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist Emitt Rhodes, and also included Gary Kato on guitar, Joel Larson on drums, and Bill Rinehart on bass.

The band released their self-titled debut album in 1967, which featured the hit single "Live", b/w "Time Will Show the Wiser," which was later covered by Fairport Convention. The album was a critical success but a commercial disappointment, and the band struggled to achieve mainstream success.

The Merry-Go-Round released two singles in 1968, "Listen, Listen"/"Missing You" and "Highway"/"'Til the Day After," but neither hit and they soon found that fewer fans were drawn to their shows, and offers to play were drying up. After a second album didn't materialize, Rhodes disbanded the Merry-Go-Round in 1969 and began working on solo material.

• Emitt Rhodes - guitar/keyboards/vocals - b. February 1948, Hawthorne, California - formerly with The Palace Guard.
• Bill Rinehart - guitar/vocals - formerly with The Gene Clarke Group.
• Gary Kato - bass/vocals
• Joel Larson - drums/vocals - formerly with The Turtles.

1. "The Merry-Go-Round" (1967) - Singles: "Live", "We're in Love", "You're a Very Lovely Woman", "Gonna Leave You Alone"

1. "The Best of The Merry-Go-Round" (1985)