Andy McKee (1979, in Topeka, Kansas) is an American acoustic guitarist currently signed to CANdYRAT Records. His unique style of playing and compositional talent has earned him a large fanbase; in late 2006, a live performance of his flagship song, "Drifting" became a Featured Video on YouTube, achieving over 3,400,000 views and peaking as the highest rated music clip on the site. In April of '07, another of McKee's songs, "Rylynn", overtook "Drifting" as the #1 rated English video of all time on YouTube, pushing the latter to #2.