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1. • • Sadly, on March 8, 2012, Jimmy Ellis died at a nursing home in South Carolina at age 74. The group currently consists of Stanley Wade, Robert Upchurch, Doc Wade and former Stylistic member Van Fields.
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   The Trammps are an American disco and soul band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. The band's first major success was their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", while the first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973.

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   Who were The Trammps?

   • The history of the Trammps grew from the 1960s group the Volcanos, who later became the Moods. With a number of line-up changes by the early 1970s, the band membership included gospel-influenced lead singer Jimmy Ellis, drummer and singer (bass voice) Earl Young, with brothers Stanley and Harold 'Doc' Wade.

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   Who sang in the Trammps?

   • Mr. Ellis’s melodious voice overlaid the funky guitar riffs and driving bass and drums of the Trammps’s dance music. He sang lead on most of the group’s songs, backed by the bass singer Earl Young, and later harmonized with Robert Upchurch, who joined the band in the mid-1970s.

   Jimmy Ellis Dies at 74; Lead Singer in Dance Band Trammps

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   When did The Trammps reformed?

   • Went the Strings of My Heart,” “Hold Back the Night” and “The Night the Lights Went Out,” which was inspired by the New York City blackout of 1977. The Trammps reformed in 2005 after a 25-year hiatus to perform “Disco Inferno” when the song was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame. Ellis continue to play with the band until 2010.

   Trammps Singer Jimmy Ellis Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone

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   How did the tramps get their name?

   • The Trammps were formed in the early ’70s, according to their keyboard player and manager, Edward Cermanski. Mr. Cermanski said the second “m” in the group’s name came from the days when Mr. Ellis and his friends sang on street corners. “The police called them tramps,” he said.

   Jimmy Ellis Dies at 74; Lead Singer in Dance Band Trammps

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4. www.thetrammps.net › BiographyTHE TRAMMPS® OFFICIAL WEBSITE/BIOGRAPHY

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   Currently the Trammps, original members, Robert Upchurch, Harold Doc Wade, Stanley Wade, and Van Fields. The Trammps tour nationally and internationally with musicians from the original touring group.

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6. www.soultracks.com › story-jimmy-ellis-trammps-diesJimmy Ellis, lead singer of the Trammps, dies at 74

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   Jimmy Ellis, one of the great voices of the disco era and the expressive lead singer of the Trammps, has died in a nursing home in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Ellis was the scorching voice behind 70s hits like “Disco Inferno,” “That’s Where the Happy People Go” and “Zing Went the Strings of My Heart.”. I had the pleasure of talking ...

7. www.thetrammps.netTHE TRAMMPS® OFFICIAL WEBSITE

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   CONTACT BAND MEMBERS JIMMY ELLIS MATT CERMANSKI. DID YOU KNOW THAT CHARLIE CHAPLIN WAS KNOW ORGINALLY AS "THE LITTLE TRAMP"? THIS PICTURE IS OUR TRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEDIANS EVER! Be sure to check out other interesting facts in the "did you know" section! Like us on Facebook & help build our Fan Base! :)

8. www.nytimes.com › 2012/03/09 › artsJimmy Ellis Dies at 74; Lead Singer in Dance Band Trammps

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   Mar 9, 2012 · Jimmy Ellis, the soulful lead singer of the Trammps, whose 1970s hit “Disco Inferno” was immortalized in the film “Saturday Night Fever,” died on Thursday in Rock Hill, S.C. He was 74.

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   Sadly, on March 8, 2012, Jimmy Ellis died at a nursing home in South Carolina at age 74. The group currently consists of Stanley Wade, Robert Upchurch, Doc Wade and former Stylistic member Van Fields.

10. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-newsTrammps Singer Jimmy Ellis Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone

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    Mar 9, 2012 · Jimmy Ellis, frontman of the Trammps, has died at the age of 74. He passed away yesterday in Rock Hill, South Carolina from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.