{"name":"Cheap Trick","title":"Cheap Trick","id":686,"slug":"cheap-trick","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/686/?format=json","bio_short":"Cheap Trick is a U.S. rock/<a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/power%20pop\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">power pop</a> band from Rockford, Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s. The band members are <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Rick+Nielsen\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Rick Nielsen</a> (guitarist and main songwriter), <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Bun+E.+Carlos\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Bun E. Carlos</a> (born Brad Carlson) (drums), <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Robin+Zander\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Robin Zander</a> (vocals and guitars), and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Petersson\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Tom Petersson</a> (bass guitar). Though they have had only brief flirtations with mainstream success, Cheap Trick has held a substantial following through regular touring and a hard-edged yet blissful pop sound that combines the tunefulness of The Beatles with the speed and energy of punk rock.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/CheapTrick.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":1042,"title":"If You Want My Love ","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/if-you-want-my-love/"},{"id":24755,"title":"I want you to want me","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/i-want-you-to-want-me/"}]}