{"name":"Deep Purple","title":"Deep Purple","id":657,"slug":"deep-purple","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/657/?format=json","bio_short":"Deep Purple is an English <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock</a> band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968. Together with  <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Led+Zeppelin\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Eric%2BBurdon%2B%2526%2BThe%2BAnimals\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Eric Burdon &amp; The Animals</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Sabbath\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Black Sabbath</a> they are considered to be heavy metal pioneers. Especially influential to heavy metal were <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ian+Gillan\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Ian Gillan</a>'s powerful screams and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ritchie+Blackmore\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Ritchie Blackmore</a>'s virtuoso solos.  Deep Purple were also very influential to <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/progressive%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">progressive rock</a>.  Deep Purple's early output ranged from rock (such as their cover of <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Joe+South\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Joe South</a>'s <a title=\"Deep Purple &ndash; Hush\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Deep+Purple/_/Hush\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Hush</a>) to strongly classically influenced pieces (such as <a title=\"Deep Purple &ndash; April\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Deep+Purple/_/April\" class=\"bbcode_track\">April</a>, from their third album).","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/DeepPurpledeepur.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":24689,"title":"Burn","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/burn/"},{"id":3821,"title":"Child in time","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/child-in-time/"},{"id":24691,"title":"Highway Star","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/highway-star/"},{"id":24683,"title":"Hush","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/hush/"},{"id":1286,"title":"Smoke on the water","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/smoke-on-the-water/"},{"id":1415,"title":"Soldier of Fortune","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/soldier-of-fortune/"},{"id":1075,"title":"When a Blind Man Cries","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/when-a-blind-man-cries/"}]}