Home Boy And The C.O.L. "s/t"

Cecil Johnson Lyde Holden aka “Home Boy” (born 1948) is an artist whose musical talent has been unmistakable since his days as a young boy. Growing up listening to his parents 78 RPM Doo-wop, Blues, Jazz and Gospel records, he started singing in church when he was six years old. At 10, his mother took him to the Club DeLisa (Chicago’s celebrated night spot) and entered him in a talent contest where he won first prize singing “Only You” by The Platters. This key event had sparked a burning desire and a love for music in Cecil that would never leave him…it created an opportunity for him to become an entertainer and recording artist. Flash forward to the 1960s when he met Mr. Otis Leavill, one of the leading figures in the Chicago Soul scene. Leavill was already an established recording artist, producer, recording studio co-owner and talent scout (he discovered Yvette Stevens, aka ‘Chaka Khan’). Guided by his now mentor, Cecil was exposed to professional studio recording work and product