Andrew Scott Newton grew up listening
to the very roots of modern culture, idolizing some
of the greatest musicians in the world, from Stevie
Ray Vaughan to Johnny Cash.
He began singing complete songs before he was old enough
to even talk.
At the age of 9 he begged his parents for a set of drums...
They told him that the house was too small and opted
to get him a guitar
and lessons instead. In time, after learning the guitar
and various other instruments, he got the drums and
played in Bad Stratus, a rock 'n roll band from Bardstown,
Kentucky. His passion for music and song writing has
been growing rapidly since then.
A 2003 graduate of Nelson County High School in Bardstown,
KY, Andrew spent a bit of time attending the University
of Kentucky in Lexington. That's where he really got
the itch to start playing music more frequently and
on his own, instead of in a band setting.
At the age of nineteen, he had already sold more than
300 copies of his CD "Time Passes By," which
was meant to only be a demo for friends and family.
It features Andrew playing guitar and harmonica on nine
original songs and a cover of the Beatles' tune "Yesterday."
The recording was done in Newton's bedroom with no outside
assistance.
From there, he has only gotten better, and has a whole
new style: With his latest album in the works, "Here
I Am," is due out in January 2008 with Newton featured,
playing all of the instruments and vocals heard on the
album.
When he plays live, taking requests or trying to gauge
what tunes to play for those who are listening is something
Andrew Scott Newton says he immensely enjoys. After
graduating college and working in the Information Technology
field for a few months, Andrew's dream of becoming a
career musician became a reality. In May, 2006 Andrew
began to play several local venues, regularly, playing
an average of five nights a week.
Since then he has he has only expanded his horizons,
by singing all around Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and
Daytona Beach, Florida; capturing fans and listeners
by the hundreds: The word is out. "As much as I
enjoy singing for the people in my hometown, I want
to keep expanding and share my music with the world.
I was born with a gift, and I want to use it; I want
everybody to enjoy it." There is a small bit of
every genre and enormous amounts of emotion heard and
seen in Andrew Scott Newton's performances.
When asked about his passion for music and performing,
Newton replies,
"Music is a part of me that will never die or grow
old…I feel everything that I sing and write, from
the depths of my heart and soul. When you hit that note
and the people in the audience start yelling and screaming,
and the chills go up and down your spine, that's it…That's
when you know you've done something right"
Partial Song List
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Turn The Page - Bob Seger
Landing in London - 3 Doors Down
Over My Head(Cable Car) - The Fray
Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
Cold - Crossfade
Closing Time - Semisonic
Should've Been A Cowboy - Toby Keith
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
Outlaw Women - Hank Williams Jr.
She Talks to Angels - Black Crowes
American Pie - Don McLean
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Black - Pearl Jam
Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp
What I Got - Sublime
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
All For You - Sister Hazel
Who'll Stop The Rain - CCR
But For The Grace Of God - Keith Urban
Alabama - Cross Canadian Ragweed
Don't Happen Twice - Kenny Chesney
Outside - Staind
It's Been A While - Staind
Anything But Mine - Kenny Chesney
The Good Stuff - Kenny Chesney
Slide - Goo Goo Dolls
That Summer - Garth Brooks
Let Me Go - 3 Doors Down
Tell It To Me - Old Crow Medicine Show
Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
What It's Like - Everlast
Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
Dixieland Delight - Alabama
Duck And Run - 3 Doors Down
Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Meet Virginia - Train
Why - Jason Aldean
It Ain't Easy Being Me - Chris Knight
Why - Billy Currington
Glycerine - Bush
The Freshmen - The Verve Pipe
All I Can Do Is Write About It - Lynrd Skynrd
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynrd Skynrd
Simple Man - Lynrd Skynrd
Papa Loved Mama - Garth Brooks
Machine Head - Bush
The Dance - Garth Brooks
Hemmhorage - Fuel
3 AM - Matchbox 20
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band
This Time - Graham Colton Band
Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
Song Of The South - Alabama
Green River - CCR
High Cotton - Alabama
My, My - Seven Mary Three
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Back When - Tim McGraw
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Fishin' In The Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Star That Fell Down - Paul Thorn
Small Town Saturday Night - Hal Ketchum
Best I Ever Had - Vertical Horizon
Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
It's Your Love - Tim McGraw
Loser - 3 Doors Down
My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
Say It Ain't So - Weezer
Creep - Stone Temple Pilots
Luv In Her Mouth - Kilo Ali
85 - Youngbloodz
Sugar(Gimme Some) - Trick Daddy
Where The Green Grass Grows - Tim McGraw
Flake - Jack Johnson
Steal My Kisses - Ben Harper
Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
For The First Time - Kenny Chesney
Dinosaur - Hank Williams Jr.
Bring It On Home - Little Big Town
If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie - Hank Jr.
Prayin' For Daylight - Rascal Flatts
When I Close My Eyes - Kenny Chesney
I'm Gonna Be Somebody - Travis Tritt
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Rockstar - Nickelback
I Need You - 3 Doors Down
Real Good Man - Tim McGraw
Wonderwall - Oasis
Good Directions - Billy Currington
Take It Easy - Eagles
She Hates Me - Puddle of Mud
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Life's A Dance - John Michael Montgomery
A Good Day To Run - Darryl Worley
It's A Great Day To Be Alive - Travis Tritt
Every Mile A Memory - Dierks Bentley
Settle For A Slow Down - Dierks Bentley
Why Georgia - John Mayer
No Such Thing - John Mayer
On The Cover Of The Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
How You Remind Me - Nickelback
Wasting My Time - Default
Mary Jane’s Last Dance – Tom Petty
Midnight Rider – Allman Brothers
Johnny Cash – Jason Aldean
Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
Hillbilly Shoes – Montgomery Gentry
Queen of Memphis – Confederate Railroad
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N Roses
Fell On Black Days – Soundgarden
Tomorrow – Silverchair
In Color – Jamey Johnson
Hug, Kiss, Squeeze You – Johnny Lee Hooker
Life By the Drop – Stevie Ray Vaughn
Look at Little Sister – Stevie Ray Vaughn
Back When I Knew it All – Montgomery Gentry
How Long – Eagles
I Got A Woman – Ray Charles
Voodoo Child – Jimi Hendrix
Patience – Guns N Roses
Roadhouse Blues – The Doors
Good Clean Fun – Allman Brothers
Come Together – Beatles
Tush – ZZ Top
All Summer Long – Kid Rock
Love Don’t Live Here – Lady Antebellum
Gives You Hell – All American Rejects
Tuesday’s Gone – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cumbersome – Seven Mary Three
Water’s Edge – Seven Mary Three
Sittin’ At A Bar – Rehab
Night Moves – Bob Seger
My Hero – Foo Fighters
Santeria – Sublime
Shimmer – Fuel
Push – Matchbox 20
Please Come to Boston – Kenny Chesney
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Broken – Seether
One More Day – Diamond Rio
When You Say Nothing at All – Keith Whitley
All These Years – Sawyer Brown
Everything – Stereo Fuse
Angry American – Toby Keith
Last Kiss – J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
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