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Roundabout
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Owner Of A Lonely Heart
(1983)

Young-Holt Unlimited

Pictured on Left: Isaac "Redd" Holt - Drummer
Born: May 16th, 1932, in Rosedale, Missisippi.

Picture on Right: "Eldee" Devon Young - Bassist
Born: January 7 1936 in Chicago, Illinois.
Died: February 12, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Eldee died from a heart attack.

Soulful Strut
(1968)

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Young-Holt Unlimited left its biggest impression with "Soulful Strut," the title track of their fourth album from late '68. It was originally the instrumental track for a song by label mate Barbara Acklin titled "Am I The Same Girl," written by the Chi-Lites' Eugene Record and arranger Sonny Sanders. But the music alone was so outta sight, Brunswick released it as a single in November, three months before Acklin's vocal version debuted in February of '69. Chicago studio cat Floyd Morris was the pianist on this session. On the road, Ken Chaney was Young Holt Unlimited's steady pianist, followed later by a young Bobby Lyle. "Soulful Strut" touched a sentimental chord in listeners with its wistful melody, sailing to #3 on both Billboard's Hot 100 pop and soul charts. The album spent 30 weeks on the charts, too, peaking at #9.

"Soulful Strut" spurned sequels such as "Soulful Samba," not to mention the delightfully horn-fortified "Just a Melody" and "Young and Holtful," both beach music staples to this day.

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Sources: Wikipedia and Brunswick Records.com.

Young-Holt Unlimited
Pictured on Left: Isaac "Redd" Holt - Drummer Born: May 16th, 1932, in Rosedale, Missisippi. Picture on Right: "Eldee" Devon Young - Bassist Born: January 7 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. Died: February 12, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. Eldee died from a heart attack.
Soulful Strut (1968)
* * * * Young-Holt Unlimited left its biggest impression with "Soulful Strut," the title track of their fourth album from late '68. It was originally the instrumental track for a song by label mate Barbara Acklin titled "Am I The Same Girl," written by the Chi-Lites' Eugene Record and arranger Sonny Sanders. But the music alone was so outta sight, Brunswick released it as a single in November, three months before Acklin's vocal version debuted in February of '69. Chicago studio cat Floyd Morris was the pianist on this session. On the road, Ken Chaney was Young Holt Unlimited's steady pianist, followed later by a young Bobby Lyle. "Soulful Strut" touched a sentimental chord in listeners with its wistful melody, sailing to #3 on both Billboard's Hot 100 pop and soul charts. The album spent 30 weeks on the charts, too, peaking at #9. "Soulful Strut" spurned sequels such as "Soulful Samba," not to mention the delightfully horn-fortified "Just a Melody" and "Young and Holtful," both beach music staples to this day. * * * * Sources: Wikipedia and Brunswick Records.com.