“Eccentric Soul” CD digs deep into East St. Louis’ music history
"Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples" CD cover
Numero Group, a record company priding itself in unearthing the dustiest of long-forgotten music gems in various cities, makes its way to East St. Louis.
The tenth release in the Numero Group’s “Eccentric Soul” series is all about the Young Disciples, a ’60s and ’70s-era collective of acts who hailed from the area.
The acts were under the guidance of Allen Merry, who worked with Ray Charles and Lou Rawls.
“Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples” will be released Oct. 21.
Here’s the song listing:
– LaVel Moore, “The World is Changing”
– Young Disciples Co., “Crumbs from the Table”
– Third Flight, “Third Flight”
– Debonettes, “Tears”
– Ames Harris Desert Water Bag Company, “Checking Myself”
– Sharon Clark & the Product of Time, “I’m Not Afraid of Love”
– DeDe Turner Happening, “Anyone or Anything”
– Young Disciples Co., “Girls Girls Girls”
– Dauphine Williams, “I Love You”
– Georgettes, “Hard Hard”
– Bobby McNutt, “Country Loving Country Style”
– Sharon Clark & the Product of Time, “It’s Not Your Business”
– Ames Harris Desert Water Bag Company, “People”
– Georgettes,” Would You Rather”
– Third Flight, “Love Love Love”
– Debonettes, “Choose Me”
– DeDe Turner Happening, “Outside of Memphis”
– Sharon Clark & the Product of Time, “That’s a Good Reason”
– Dauphine Williams, “I’m Your Man”
– Young Disciples Co., “Bang Bang Bang”
– Eddie Fisher & Allan “Dealth Merry, “Homeboy”
Kevin C. Johnson has covered the St. Louis' music and nightlife scene for the past decade. 
The Bureau are playing their last ever show this Saturday night at the Bluebird. They are opening for the great A Place To Bury Strangers and they go on at 9:30 so come early. Even you Kevin!
I’m always surprised at the amount of musical history in our own backyard. I’d love to get a listen to this.
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