{"name":"Nazareth","title":"Nazareth","id":2069,"slug":"nazareth","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2069/?format=json","bio_short":"Nazareth is a Scottish rock band that had several <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/hard%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">hard rock</a> hits in the mid 1970s, including the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant penned ballad, &quot;<a title=\"Nazareth &ndash; Love Hurts\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Nazareth/_/Love+Hurts\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Love Hurts</a>&quot;.  Nazareth was formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, out of the ashes of semi-professional local group <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Shadettes\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Shadettes</a> (formed in 1961) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton (ex <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Mark+V\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Mark V</a> and <span title=\"Unknown artist\" class=\"bbcode_unknown\">The Red Hawks</span>), bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. They took their name from the first line of The Band's classic song &quot;<a title=\"Nazareth &ndash; The Weight\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Nazareth/_/The+Weight\" class=\"bbcode_track\">The Weight</a>&quot; (&quot;I pulled into Nazareth / Was feelin' about half past dead...&quot;) ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/Nazareth.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":9799,"title":"Love Hurts","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/love-hurts/"}]}