Yia Talent Contest Winners

Big Crown Records is proud to present the reissue of one of Brooklyn's most sought after 'holy grail' soul records, YIA Talent Hunt Winners. Youth in Action, Inc. (YIA) was formed in 1963 when the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council received a grant to develop a youth services program in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. It was originally organized to identify and address the social problems that were leading to the high crime rate in Bed-Stuy. Recently the Smithsonian Museum of African American History released an archive of footage filmed by a community activist, which shows the real-world effects of the group's efforts: young people engaged in sports, the arts, and other activities to better themselves and their world. The appearances by Jackie and Bobby Kennedy point to the group's relationship to the Great Society programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson. What there is no mention of in either the NMAAHC's collection of YIA materials nor in the Brooklyn Public Library's also extensive collection is this talent show and the record that came to be because of it.Local vocal groups chose tunes to cover from the era (1964 - 1968) ranging from The Rascals to The Intruders, from The O'Jays to Billy Stewart. All of these groups were backed by a local act called The Thrillers Band. The winners of the talent contest were then invited into the studio to record their versions which would be pressed up on this record and given away to local radio and TV stations. The hope of the who

Tracks

1~1~The Thrillers Band
1~2~Love Makes A Woman
1~3~I Wish It Would Rain
1~4~Come & Get These Memories
1~5~I Want To Be Sweeter
2~1~Cowboys To Girls
2~2~Grooving
2~3~Cross My Heart
2~4~The Way You Do The Things You Do
2~5~Dry Your Eyes

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Various
Release Date: 16 August 2019
Genre: Soul
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Distributor: Rocket Group