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Brushy One String in 2015

Andrew Chin, better known by the stage name Brushy One String, is a Jamaican reggae singer and bassist. He performs with a guitar that only has one string. A video of him performing his hit song "Chicken In The Corn" was uploaded to YouTube in 2013; as of March 2024, it had been viewed over 64 million times.

Early life

Andrew Chin is the son of Jamaican reggae singer Freddie McKay. [1] According to Chin, the idea of playing a guitar with a single string "came to him in a dream." [2]

Career

In performances Chin plays an acoustic guitar with only one string, using the body of the guitar as percussion. [3] [1] [2]

Luciano Blotta, who met Chin while in Jamaica shooting his 2007 documentary Rise Up, used his song "Chicken in the Corn" in the soundtrack of the movie. [2] He later played at music festivals such as South by Southwest, New Orleans House of Blues, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. [1] [4]

In 2014, The King of One String, a documentary about his musical career, was released. [5]

In 2019, Chin worked with actor-comedians Lauren Lapkus, Paul F. Tompkins and Scott Aukerman on their podcast Threedom. The podcast promoted Brushy's Kickstarter to create a new studio album, [6][ better source needed] which was fully funded.[ citation needed]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Do You Really Love Me? (1996) - only released in Japan
  • Destiny (2013) [2]
  • No Man Stop Me (2016)
  • All You Need Is One (2019)
Live albums
  • Live at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (2015)
Compilations
  • The King of One String – Acoustic (2010)

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c McKnight, Laura (4 May 2013). "Brushy One-String entertains with many musical styles at New Orleans Jazz Fest". New Orleans Picayune. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Whitmore, Laura (15 March 2014). "Brushy One-String Plays "Chicken in the Corn" on a One-String Bass Guitar". Guitar World. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Brushy One String". IN BED WITH. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Brushy One String: A Jamaican Living Legend". 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Brushy, The King Of One String". United Reggae. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Threedom on Twitter: "Chicken in the corn... album in the red?"". Twitter. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ brushyonestring.com/ Biography

External links

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