One Flew South is an American
country music group composed of Eddie Bush,
Chris Roberts, and Royal Reed, all three of whom sing
lead vocals and play
acoustic guitar. The group's first recording
was a song for the soundtrack to the 2006
Disney animated film
The Fox and the Hound 2. In
2007, One Flew South signed to
Decca
Records, releasing their debut album
Last of the Good Guys in May
2008. This album, which featured collaborations with
Marcus Hummon and
J.D. Souther, has
produced the single "My Kind of Beautiful", which has charted on
the
Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Biography
Eddie Bush, Royal Reed, J.D.
Singers
Royal Reed, a native of El Paso, Texas
, and Chris Roberts, a native of New Orleans,
Louisiana
, first met in the late 1990s. At the time, both were
starring in a production of the Broadway musical
The Civil
War, alongside singer Larry
Gatlin, in New York
City
. Gatlin, who had once fronted a trio which
also included his two brothers (Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin
Brothers), mentored Reed and Roberts, also suggesting that they
should add a third member to complete their vocal-centric group.
Initially, they could not find a suitable third member for the
trio. Eventually, they befriended
Grammy
Award-winning songwriter
Marcus
Hummon, with whom they began to write songs.
Through Hummon, the
two discovered South
Carolina
native Eddie
Bush, who was added to the group in 2005. The three members
discovered that they worked well together as a vocal trio, and
assumed the name One Flew South. The three all sing
lead vocals on their songs.
One Flew South's first recording was the song "Friends for Life",
which Hummon co-wrote; the trio recorded the song on the soundtrack
to the 2006 film
The Fox and
the Hound 2. After that song was released, the trio began
recording demo tapes while seeking a record deal. With Hummon's
help, they were signed to a recording contract with
Decca Records in 2007, as well as a publishing
contract with Sony/ATV Publishing. Their debut album,
Last of
the Good Guys, was released on May 27, 2008, debuting at #67
on the
Billboard
Top Country Albums charts; most
of the songs on it were co-written by the group's three members,
along with Hummon and rock songwriter
J.D. Souther.
Hummon also produced the album, in addition to playing guitar,
piano, and mandolin on it. The album's lead-off single, "My Kind of
Beautiful", was co-written by
Andy
Griggs, who previously recorded it on his 2005 album
This I Gotta See. It went
for radio adds on June 2, and debuted at #57 on the
Billboard Hot Country
Songs charts for the chart week of June 21, 2008 where it
stayed for one week. For the week of August 16, 2008, the song
re-entered the Hot Country Songs charts at #56.
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year |
Single |
US Country |
Album |
| 2008 |
"My Kind of Beautiful" |
54 |
Last of the Good Guys |
| 2009 |
"Life" |
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