{"name":"Blue Rodeo","title":"Blue Rodeo","id":678,"slug":"blue-rodeo","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/678/?format=json","bio_short":"Blue Rodeo is a Canadian <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/country\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">country</a> <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock</a> band formed in 1984 in Toronto. <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Jim+Cuddy\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Jim Cuddy</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Greg+Keelor\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Greg Keelor</a>, who have been friends since high school, having both attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute. The pair worked on forming a band after both attended Queen's University at Kingston. They had a few failed attempts and a few adventures before finally coming together with <span title=\"Unknown artist\" class=\"bbcode_unknown\">Cleave Anderson</span>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Bazil+Donovan\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Bazil Donovan</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Bob+Wiseman\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Bob Wiseman</a> to form Blue Rodeo. Their debut album <a title=\"Blue Rodeo - Outskirts\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Blue+Rodeo/Outskirts\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Outskirts</a> was produced by Terry Brown, who is perhaps best known for his work with Canadian hard rock legends <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Rush\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Rush</a>, was released in March 1987.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/BlueRodeo.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":1008,"title":"After The Rain","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/after-the-rain/"},{"id":9736,"title":"Everybody Cries","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/everybody-cries/"},{"id":9735,"title":"Jokers Wild","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/jokers-wild/"}]}