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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- Rise Up[7] (2007)
- The King of One String[5] (2014)
- The Psychiatrist[citation needed] (2021)
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Brushy One String". IN BED WITH. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Brushy One String: A Jamaican Living Legend". 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Brushy, The King Of One String". United Reggae. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Threedom on Twitter: "Chicken in the corn... album in the red?"". Twitter. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ brushyonestring.com/ Biography