My sister’s musical tastes have been changing, and I know why. She has a new boyfriend: Chauncey, and he has a big Afro. She confided in me because Dad won’t like the fact that she dates a black dude, but I’m cool with it. I’m especially cool with his taste in music!
Chauncey is a disc jockey – his on-the-air name is Private Eye – and he loaned me this 8-track from his car. It’s called Who’s For The Young, and it’s by a group called Brothers Unlimited. It came out in 1970, and although it appears to a hip psychedelic-R&B album it’s really got a lot of nice Southern funk and soul tunes.
Brothers Unlimited was a 14-piece group from Memphis. The group came together in 1968, with a unique live sound blending funk, soul, rock and smooth vocals. The group was organized by John “Kousi” Harris, formerly of the group J Robinson and The Dynamics, and Memphis singer Jerry Jones. Curtis Johnson, and brother Harold “Quake” Johnson had formerly been members of The Chips/Astors, who recorded with Stax Records.