Eccentric Soul - The Young Disciples
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By 1967, East St. Louis, Illinois, once dubbed an ''All American'' city by the US Chamber Of Comerce, had become St Louis, Missouri's evil twin. Unemployment, drug addiction and vicious gang activity put a dark and heavy lid on a bi-state area that once cooked-up world-changing talent the likes of Chuck Berry, Josephine Baker and Miles Davis. But both cities still spawned heroes, and Allen Merry was one of them. Already a living legend for his early work with Ray Charles and Ike Turner, Merry channeled his talent into teaching, forming the Young Disciples through the South End Community Center to keep the kids off the streets, out of the gangs and into the studio, where young men and women spiraling downward could ride the spiral groove upward on Merry's YoDi, Gateway and Merry labels. With nearly eighty local youths involved from both sides of the Mississippi, the Young Disciples (named for one of the area's most notorious gangs) encompassed solo acts, duos, male and female vocal groups, a massive horn section and a troupe Every sweat-drenched recording included here emerged from this grass-roots organization that changed, if not saved, lives. Former East St Louis Mayor Carl Officer had a slogan he liked to pitch: '' There's A City Under Here.'' Here's the musical proof of that possibility. Tracklist A1 Lavel Moore - The World Is Changing A2 Young Disciples Co. - Crumbs From The Table A3 Third Flight - Third Flight A4 Debonettes - Tears A5 Ames Harris Desert Water
Tracks
1~1~The World Is Changing1~2~Crumbs From The Table
1~3~Third Flight
1~4~Tears
1~5~Checking Myself
1~6~I'm Not Afraid Of Love
1~7~Anyone Or Anything
1~8~Girls Girls Girls
1~9~I Love You
1~10~Hard Hard
1~11~Country Loving Country Style
1~12~It's Not Your Business
1~13~People
1~14~Would You Rather
1~15~Love Love Love
1~16~Choose Me
1~17~Outside Of Memphis
1~18~That's A Good Reason
1~19~I'm Your Man
1~20~Bang Bang Bang
1~21~Homeboy
Details
Catalogue Number: NUM023LPFormat: Vinyl LP
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 14 March 2023
Genre: World Music
Label: NUMERO GROUP
Distributor: Rocket Group
