The Trammps
Disco's most soulful vocal group began in the '60s as the Volcanos, and were also called the Moods. Gene Faith was the original lead vocalist, with Earl Young, Jimmy Ellis, guitarist Dennis Harris, keyboardist Ron Kersey, organist John Hart, bassist Stanley Wade, and drummer Michael Thomas. But by the time they'd gone through various identities and emerged as the Trammps in the mid-'70s, the lineup featured lead vocalist Ellis, Norman Harris, and Stanley Wade, Robert Upchurch and Young. A snappy revival of Judy Garland's '40s tune "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" was their first chart single, reaching number 17 on the R&B list in 1972. Despite their well-deserved reputation and boisterous, jubilant harmonies and sound, the Trammps were never a huge commercial success even during disco's heyday. Indeed, they had only three R&B Top Ten hits from 1972 through 1978, and such wonderful records as "Soul Bones," "Ninety-Nine and a Half," and "I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side of the Moon)" stiffed on the charts though they were beloved by club audiences and R&B fans alike. Their only huge hit was "Disco Inferno" in 1977, which was a number nine R&B single in 1977 and was also featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Yet it missed the pop Top Ten, peaking at number 11. But the Trammps' prowess can't be measured by chart popularity; Ellis' booming, joyous vocals brilliantly championed the celebratory fervor and atmosphere that made disco both loved and hated among music fans.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
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Hold Back the Night (feat. Earl Young)
Pop - Erschienen bei Treasury Collection am 15.05.2014
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Let Me Love You Tonight
R&B - Erschienen bei Virtuoso Music & Distribution am 28.06.2016
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The Trammps Go Disco
Disco - Erschienen bei Music Company OMP am 04.10.2014
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Let Me Love You Tonight
The Trammps, Earl Young, Darryl Grant
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei The Trammps Featuring Earl Young with Darryl Grant am 05.04.2016
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The Trammps Christmas
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei Music Company OMP am 16.02.2009
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The Trammps Go Disco, Funky Town
Disco - Erschienen bei Dance Plant Records Inc am 16.04.2012
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Disco Inferno (Re-Recorded)
Disco - Erschienen bei Dance Plant Records Inc am 28.02.2012
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Highlights Of The Trammps
Pop - Erschienen bei Weishaupt Music & Entertainment am 07.02.2017
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Sixty Minute Man (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 40)
Disco - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 09.10.2020
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Hold Back the Night (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 5)
Disco - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 09.10.2020
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Soul Searchin' Time (UK Chart Top 50 - No. 42)
Funk - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 09.10.2020
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Christmas Inferno
Weihnachtsmusik - Erschienen bei RMP Global Ltd am 19.02.2014
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Disco Inferno (Rerecorded)
Pop - Erschienen bei Marathon Media International am 14.11.2018
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Disco Kings (Rerecording)
Dance - Erschienen bei Sandrew Metronome am 15.06.2015
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