{"name":"Uriah Heep","title":"Uriah Heep","id":729,"slug":"uriah-heep","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/729/?format=json","bio_short":"Uriah Heep is a British rock band, officially formed in 1969 in England, when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously a member of <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Gods\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Gods</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Toe+Fat\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Toe Fat</a>) to join <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Spice\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Spice</a>, a band signed to his own Bronze Records label.   Sometimes jokingly referred to as &quot;The Beach Boys of heavy metal&quot; for their melodic songs, and trademark multi-part harmony backing vocals, although their music draws on diverse influences including psychedelia, gothic sound, progressive rock, hard rock, early heavy metal, jazz, and even country on occasion. ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/UriahHeep1000142.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":936,"title":"Easy Livin’","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/easy-livin/"},{"id":3027,"title":"Free Me","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/free-me/"},{"id":23888,"title":"July morning","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/july-morning/"},{"id":1175,"title":"Lady In Black","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/lady-in-black/"},{"id":2939,"title":"Rain","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/rain2/"},{"id":24569,"title":"Rain","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/rain-3/"},{"id":2940,"title":"The Wizard","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/the-wizard/"}]}