Young-Holt Unlimited

Young- Holt Unlimited were an American instrumental soul-jazz duo of the late 1960s.

Band History

Until 1966, the jazz bassist Eldee Young and drummer Redd Holt formed together with the jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Lewis Trio the. Then they separated from Lewis and made with pianist Don Walker as Young Holt Trio on. With the title Wack Wack from their eponymous debut album in 1967 they had a Top 40 hit. Later they called themselves The Young Holt and from 1968, after Walker had been replaced by Ken Chaney, Young- Holt Unlimited.

The instrumental track " Soulful Strut " is her most famous song. It reached in 1968 # 3 on the U.S. singles chart and was a million seller ( gold status). The associated album entered the Billboard 200 also in the top 10 The piece was actually the music part of Am I the Same Girl by Barbara Acklin, the piano replaced the singing. Written had him Eugene Record and William Sanders. Acklin released her song until a year later and had thus still a minor hit in the U.S. ( No. 79 ), Dusty Springfield brought it in the same year with a cover version in the UK charts ( number 43 ). Swing Out ​​Sister came with the 1992 song again in the charts internationally, including in Germany at number 53 1998 Instrumental by Young -Holt Unlimited in the film The Parent Trap used alone.

Young- Holt Unlimited disbanded after nachlassendem success in 1974. 1983, Holt and Young joined back together with Ramsey Lewis.

Discography

Singles

  • Wack Wack 1967 ( U.S. number 40 )
  • Soulful Strut 1968 ( U.S. No. 3 )
  • Who's Making Love 1969 ( U.S. number 57 )
  • Just a Melody 1969

Albums

Swing Out Sister The Parent Trap (1998 film)
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