{"name":"Vanity Fare","title":"Vanity Fare","id":3011,"slug":"vanity-fare","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/3011/?format=json","bio_short":"Vanity Fare were a UK pop/rock group formed in 1966, best remembered for their million selling song, &quot;Hitchin' a Ride,&quot; which became a worldwide hit in 1970, and the genteel &quot;Early In The Morning&quot;.  School friends Trevor Brice (born 12 February 1945, Rochester, Kent, England) (vocals), Tony Goulden (born Anthony Goulden, 21 November 1942, Rochester) (guitar), Dick Allix (born Richard Allix, 3 May 1945, Gravesend, Kent) (drums) and Tony Jarrett (born Anthony Jarrett, 4 September 1943, in Rochester, Kent) (bass) formed the band in Kent in 1966, originally calling themselves The Avengers.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/VanityFare.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":23061,"title":"Hitchin A Ride","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/hitchin-a-ride/"}]}