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 "Red" 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 with "Wack-Wack", which charted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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 3 months after the track's release.[ 1 ] 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.

Young died of a heart attack on February 12, 2007, in Bangkok, Thailand, at the age of 71.[ 2 ]

Albums discography

 * 1966: Wack Wack
 * 1967: Feature Spot (as The Young Holt)
 * 1967: The Beat Goes On
 * 1967: On Stage
 * 1968: Soulful Strut
 * 1968: Funky But!
 * 1968: Live at the Bohemian Caverns
 * 1969: Just a Melody
 * 1970: Mellow Dreamin
 * 1971: Born Again
 * 1973: Oh, Girl
 * 1973: Young-Holt Unlimited Plays Super Fly