{"name":"Frank Zappa","title":"Frank Zappa","id":473,"slug":"frank-zappa","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/473/?format=json","bio_short":"Frank Vincent Zappa (1940-1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer, and bandleader. He was one of the most prolific musicians and composers of his time, releasing 75 albums of original material over a thirty-five-year career, and spanning virtually every musical genre.   Born on 21st December 1940, Zappa's earliest influences were 1950s pop and rock (such as <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/doo-wop\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">doo-wop</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rhythm%20and%20blues\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rhythm and blues</a>), and 20th-century classical composers including <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Igor+Stravinsky\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Igor Stravinsky</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Edgard+Var%C3%A8se\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Edgard Var&egrave;se</a>.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/FrankZappaZappaP.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":9416,"title":"Absolutely Free","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/absolutely-free/"},{"id":576,"title":"Bobby Brown","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/bobby-brown/"},{"id":9415,"title":"Go Cry On Somebody","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/go-cry-on-somebody/"}]}