{"name":"Blind Melon","title":"Blind Melon","id":679,"slug":"blind-melon","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/679/?format=json","bio_short":"Blind Melon is an American rock band most known for their success in the 1990s.  Reportedly, the name &quot;Blind Melon&quot; describes some hippies from Mississippi, as used (or coined) by Brad Smith's father. Also, &quot;Blind Melon Chitlin&quot; was the name of a fictional bluesman appearing in a routine on the self-titled <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Cheech+and+Chong\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Cheech and Chong</a> LP. These may be derivative of the name of an actual bluesman, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Blind+Lemon+Jefferson\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Blind Lemon Jefferson</a>.  ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/BlindMelon240111.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":9474,"title":"Cheatem Street","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/cheatem-street/"},{"id":1009,"title":"No Rain","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/no-rain/"}]}