Brushy One String

Andrew Chin, better known by his stage name Brushy One String, is a Jamaican singer and guitarist.[1]

Brushy One String in 2015

Biography

Son of Jamaican reggae singer Freddie McKay, Brushy created a unique sound using an acoustic guitar with only one string (hence his stage name, One String), and the body of the guitar as percussion.

Following an encounter with filmmaker Luciano Blotta, who was in Jamaica shooting his 2007 documentary Rise Up, his career took off.[2] His song "Chicken in the Corn" was featured in the soundtrack of the movie.[2] He later played at major music festivals such as South by Southwest, New Orleans House of Blues, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.[3][4]

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

In 2019, Brushy One String unexpectedly found a new following thanks to being discovered by actors/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], which was promptly fully funded. Brushy directly thanked the podcast for their support via his Facebook page.[7]

Discography
Studio albums
  • Destiny (2013)
  • 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. guitarworld.com/ Archived 15 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Video Finds: Brushy One-String Plays "Chicken in the Corn" on a One-String Guitar
  2. brushyonestring.com/ Biography
  3. cbc.ca/ Brushy One String: A Jamaican Living Legend
  4. nola.com/ Brushy One-String entertains with many musical styles at New Orleans Jazz Fest
  5. unitedreggae.com/
  6. "Threedom on Twitter: "Chicken in the corn... album in the red?"". Twitter. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. "Brushy One String: Official Facebook Fan Page". Facebook. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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