Eddie Chin

Eddie Chin (born Yung Fook Chin, 3 November 1948 – 25 June 2023) was a Singaporean-born Malaysian-American-British musician who was bassist with the British rock and pop band The Tourists.^[1]

Biography

Chin was born in Singapore on 3 November 1948. As part of his early career, Chin joined the skiffle group, the Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra along with fellow musician Robert Greenfield.^{[citation needed]}

In 1976 Chin was introduced to Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart and The Tourists were formed.^[2][3]

After the Tourists disbanded in late 1980,^[4] guitarist Peet Coombes and Chin began a new project named Acid Drops^[5] but this met with little success.^{[citation needed]}

Chin died on 25 June 2023, at the age of 74.^[6]