Andy Childs
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Andy Childs | |
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| Born | December 7, 1962 Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | RCA |
| Member of | Sixwire |
Andy Childs (born December 7, 1962) is an American country music singer-songwriter. In 1993, Childs released one studio album for RCA, which produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. His highest charting single, "Simple Life," peaked at No. 61 in 1994.
Childs has been a member of the country quintet Sixwire since its foundation in 2002. Sixwire recorded one studio album for Warner Bros. Records and charted two more singles on the country charts. Sixwire was featured as a finalist on American Idol's The Next Great American Band which aired on FOX in 2007. The band placed second out of the twelve finalists. Sixwire now serves as house band on CMT's Next Superstar.
As a songwriter, Childs penned more than half of the songs on Sixwire's Warner Brothers album, and has had songs recorded by Country artists Chris Cagle, George Canyon and others.
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
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| Andy Childs |
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Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1993 | "I Wouldn't Know" | 73 | Andy Childs |
| "Broken" | 62 | ||
| 1994 | "Simple Life" | 61 |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1993 | "I Wouldn't Know"[1] | Roger Pistole |
| "Broken"[2] | Steven Goldmann | |
| 1994 | "Simple Life"[3] | Brent Hedgecock |
References[edit]
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Andy Childs : I Wouldn't Know". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Andy Childs : Broken". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Andy Childs : Simple Life". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
External links[edit]
- 1962 births
- American country pianists
- American male pianists
- American country singer-songwriters
- American male singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Singers from Memphis, Tennessee
- RCA Records artists
- Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
- 20th-century American pianists
- Country musicians from Tennessee
- 21st-century American pianists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American male musicians