{"name":"Rocco Granata","title":"Rocco Granata","id":1336,"slug":"rocco-granata","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1336/?format=json","bio_short":"Rocco Granata (b. August 16, 1938) is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist.  Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but after briefly working in the coal mines, Granata pursued music instead. He played accordion and toured Belgium with his band, "The International Quintet". He then released the song "Manuela" b/w "Marina" as a single in 1959; the B-side became an international smash hit, hitting #1 in Belgium as well as charting across Europe and in America.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/RoccoGranata.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":24902,"title":"Buona Notte Bambino","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/buona-notte-bambino/"},{"id":222,"title":"Marína","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/marina/"},{"id":2090,"title":"Þín innsta þrá ","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/thin-innsta-thra/"}]}