| Summary: | Bassist Eldee Devon Young was born on January 7, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. After learning the guitar from his brother at age ten, Young began playing the upright bass professionally at thirteen. Young met pianist Ramsey Lewis in high school. Later, Lewis, drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt and Young formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio. They released their first album in 1956 and became hugely successful. Their albums The In Crowd and Hang on Sloopy went gold and the group sold out Carnegie Hall. However, the pressures of fame caused friction and in 1965 Young and Holt split to form Young-Holt Unlimited. The Soulful Strut, released soon after, sold enough copies to be certified gold. Young also performed with other artists, such as Dinah Washington; Dizzy Gillespie; and Oscar Brown, Jr. Young could be heard on bass, cello and vocals with his own group, the Eldee Young Jazz Quartet before his passing on Monday, February 12, 2007 at the age of 71.
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