{"name":"Lou Reed","title":"Lou Reed","id":394,"slug":"lou-reed","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/394/?format=json","bio_short":"Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942) is an American <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock</a> artist originally from Brooklyn, New York. Especially while a member of the <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Velvet+Underground\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Velvet Underground</a> in the 1960s, Reed broke new ground for the <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock</a> genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of music.  Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of The Velvet Underground.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/LouReedlou2.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":462,"title":"Perfect Day","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/a-perfect-day/"},{"id":826,"title":"Walk on the wild side","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/walk-on-the-wild-side/"}]}