{"name":"Johnny Marr","title":"Johnny Marr","id":1719,"slug":"johnny-marr","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1719/?format=json","bio_short":"Born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 to Irish immigrants in Ardwick Manchester. Johnny Marr is a guitarist, singer, song-writer and producer.   He is best known for being the founder member and guitarist in eighties cult band <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Smiths\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Smiths</a>.   The Smiths released 4 studio albums between 1984 and 1987 when Marr broke the group up.  Their major hits in the UK, were Heaven knows I’m miserable now which reached #10 in 1984 and Sheila Take a Bow which reached the same number in 1987. Whilst their popular songs include This Charming Man, How Soon is Now and There is Light that Never goes out. ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/JohnnyMarrjohnny.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":3527,"title":"Bigmouth Strikes Again","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/bigmouth-strikes-again/"},{"id":1890,"title":"Girlfriend In A Coma","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/girlfriend-in-a-coma/"},{"id":2082,"title":"How soon is now?","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/how-soon-is-nowh/"},{"id":24809,"title":"I Know It's Over","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/i-know-its-over/"},{"id":24808,"title":"There is a light that never goes out","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/there-is-a-light-that-never-goes-out/"}]}