R.I.P. "Disco Inferno" Singer Jimmy Ellis, Of The Trammps, Dead At 74

Another great talent has passed away. Jimmy Ellis, 74, lead singer of the Philadelphia rhythm and blues band the Trammps, whose hit "Disco Inferno" was featured in the 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever, died Thursday, March 8, in Rock Hill, S.C., from complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to his daughter, Erika Stinson.
Mr. Ellis grew up singing in church in Rock Hill before moving to the Philadelphia area, w...

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