Young-Holt Unlimited

Young-Holt Unlimited (also known as Young-Holt Trio), were a U.S. soul and jazz instrumental musical ensemble from Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt and bassist Eldee Young, formerly members of Ramsey Lewis' jazz trio, formed a new outfit called the Young-Holt Trio with pianist Don Walker in 1966. They met with modest success, including the minor hit "Wack-Wack", which charted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 44 in Canada.

In 1968, the group renamed itself Young-Holt Unlimited, and replaced Walker with Ken Chaney. Under their new name, the group scored a number three Hot 100 hit with "Soulful Strut," the backing instrumental track from Barbara Acklin's "Am I the Same Girl." "Soulful Strut" sold a million copies with the gold record awarded by the RIAA in January 1969, less than three months after the track's release. Follow-up releases failed to match the commercial success of "Soulful Strut", and the group disbanded by 1974, with Young and Holt continuing to play in Chicago small bands. "Who's Making Love" reached number 47 in Canada in March 1969.

The band has been sampled over 200 times, most often in the hip hop genre.

Young died of a heart attack on February 12, 2007, in Bangkok, Thailand, at the age of 71. Holt died May 23, 2023, a week after his 91st birthday.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1968, Died Ceased 1974

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1967 - 1969

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 65 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 119166 6/20/1967 Yum yum Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 119167 6/20/1967 Ain't no mountain high enough Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 119168 6/20/1967 You gimme thum Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 119169 6/20/1967 How insensitive Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 119631 11/20/1967 Give it up Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 119632 11/20/1967 Sometimes I wanna Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 119633 11/20/1967 Soul sister Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120623 7/24/1968 Lady Madonna Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120624 7/24/1968 Look of love Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120625 7/24/1968 Secret love Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120626 7/24/1968 Theme from Valleys of the Dolls Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120627 7/24/1968 Honey Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120628 7/24/1968 Eleanor Rigby Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120629 7/24/1968 Sombrero Sam Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120630 7/24/1968 Orient Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120632 7/24/1968 Country slicker Joe Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120672 7/24/1968 Funky duck Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120807 9/20/1968 Soulful strut Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120901 11/11/1968 Be by my side Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120902 11/11/1968 Who's making love Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120903 11/11/1968 Just ain't no love Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120904 11/11/1968 Love makes a woman Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120905 11/11/1968 Please surprise me Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 120906 11/11/1968 Little green apples Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
Decca 121091 January 1968 Young and Holtful Young-Holt Unlimited Musical group  
(Results 26-50 of 65 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young-Holt Unlimited," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351787.

Young-Holt Unlimited. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351787.

"Young-Holt Unlimited." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351787

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