Andrew Chin, better known by the

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Brushy One String, is a

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n singer and bassist.

Early life

Andrew Chin is the son of Jamaican

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singer

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. According to Chin, the idea of playing a guitar with a single string "came to him in a dream."

Career

In performances Chin plays an acoustic guitar with only one string, using the body of the guitar as percussion. 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. He later played at music festivals such as

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, New Orleans House of Blues, and

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. In 2014, ''The King of One String'', a documentary about his musical career, was released. In 2019, Chin worked with actor-comedians

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, Paul F. Tompkins and

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on their podcast ''Threedom''. The podcast promoted Brushy's

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to create a new studio album, which was fully funded.

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

* ''Rise Up''brushyonestring.com/
''Biography'' (2007) *''The King of One String'' (2014) *''The Psychiatrist'' (2021)

References

External links

Official website
{{authority control Jamaican guitarists 21st-century Jamaican male singers Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica Living people Year of birth missing (living people)