{"name":"Tracy Chapman","title":"Tracy Chapman","id":2359,"slug":"tracy-chapman","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2359/?format=json","bio_short":"Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/place/united%20states\">American</a> <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/singer-songwriter\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">singer-songwriter</a>, best known for legendary singles &quot;Fast Car&quot;, &quot;Talkin' Bout a Revolution&quot;, &quot;Baby Can I Hold You&quot;, and &quot;Give Me One Reason.&quot; She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy award-winning artist.  Born in <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/cleveland\">Cleveland</a>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/ohio\">Ohio</a>, Tracy Chapman began playing guitar and writing songs as a child. She received a scholarship through <a href=\"http://www.abetterchance.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Better Chance</a> that allowed her to attend Wooster School in Connecticut, and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/TracyChapmanTrac.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":4471,"title":"Baby Can I Hold You","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/baby-can-i-hold-you/"},{"id":25527,"title":"Fast Car","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/fast-car/"},{"id":2668,"title":"Give Me One Reason","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/give-me-one-reason/"}]}