The Trammps' first recording, Zing Went the Strings Of My Heart, a
remarkable remake of a tune originally recorded by Judy Garland in
1943,was a slam dunk hit, It reached #17 on the R&B chart and #64 on
the pop charts. Follow the susses of Zing Earl took the group to Buddah
Records and recorded many of the Trammps' hits, including Hold Back
The Night which reached #40 on the pop charts and #10 on the R&B
charts and Where Do We Go From Here, reaching #44 on the R&B
charts in 1974.
In mid-1975, they move on to Atlantic Records. There they became one
of hottest Disco recording acts ever. Hits like Hooked for Life and Where
the Happy People Go became their biggest pop hit to date reaching #27
and continues to rank as one of the most recognizable songs of its era.
Other Trammps hits on Atlantic included, Disco Party, Body Contact, I
Fell Like I've Been Livin' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon), The Night
The Lights Went Out, and Soul Bones, which features a harmonica solo
by Stevie Wonder. But the best was yet to come, In 1977 the
mega-monster of the Trammps career was their sound track, Disco
Inferno.
remarkable remake of a tune originally recorded by Judy Garland in
1943,was a slam dunk hit, It reached #17 on the R&B chart and #64 on
the pop charts. Follow the susses of Zing Earl took the group to Buddah
Records and recorded many of the Trammps' hits, including Hold Back
The Night which reached #40 on the pop charts and #10 on the R&B
charts and Where Do We Go From Here, reaching #44 on the R&B
charts in 1974.
In mid-1975, they move on to Atlantic Records. There they became one
of hottest Disco recording acts ever. Hits like Hooked for Life and Where
the Happy People Go became their biggest pop hit to date reaching #27
and continues to rank as one of the most recognizable songs of its era.
Other Trammps hits on Atlantic included, Disco Party, Body Contact, I
Fell Like I've Been Livin' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon), The Night
The Lights Went Out, and Soul Bones, which features a harmonica solo
by Stevie Wonder. But the best was yet to come, In 1977 the
mega-monster of the Trammps career was their sound track, Disco
Inferno.
Yes, many of you have wondered for years, WHY ARE THERE TWO GROUPS OF THE TRAMMPS?
Well that's a long story and you will find out as you listen to this interview. You see, its best you here it from
Earl himself so theres no confusion of facts.
Part -1 features Earl's interview Jay Negron and Part - 2 features Earl's interview with Stephanie Campbell.
Here you'll get straight & true facts from beginning to end.
Well that's a long story and you will find out as you listen to this interview. You see, its best you here it from
Earl himself so theres no confusion of facts.
Part -1 features Earl's interview Jay Negron and Part - 2 features Earl's interview with Stephanie Campbell.
Here you'll get straight & true facts from beginning to end.
| Here they are folks! The baddest group in the world who wrote the book on disco, wore the disco crown to the "White House" and was the force behind the most popular and soulful movie of 1977 - "Saturday Night Fever" starring John Travolta! Ladies and gentlemen we present The Legendary Trammps! |
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BURN BABY BURN!
Form as a group in 1972 by a sizzling
Earl Young who was both the featuring
lead vocalist, Jimmy Ellis, Harold Doc
Wade, Stanley Wade and Robert
Upchruch.
Form as a group in 1972 by a sizzling
Earl Young who was both the featuring
lead vocalist, Jimmy Ellis, Harold Doc
Wade, Stanley Wade and Robert
Upchruch.
weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque;The Trammps keyboard player Ron
A 1977 drama film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, an immature young man whose
weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque;The Trammps keyboard player Ron
Kersey wrote the song disco Inferno song with Leroy Green. They were inspired by a scene in
was first released in 1976 on the album of the same name.
It was popular in dance clubs, but made it to just #53 on the US charts. In 1977, the song was
used in the movie Saturday Night Fever, and in 1978 it was re-released, going to #11.
The scene where the song was used in the movie was shot at the 2001 Club in New York,
where The Trammps would often perform. Besides Saturday Night Fever, this song has also
featured in Ghostbusters (1984), Backfire (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), and Dogtown and
Z-Boys (2001). The Trammps w had their most success on the R&B charts, mostly with Disco
songs.
The song was covered by Tina Turner on her 1993 What's Love Got To Do With It soundtrack
and by Cyndi Lauper on the 1998 A Night At the Roxbury soundtrack. On September 19, 2005
this song was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York City.
A 1977 drama film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, an immature young man whose
weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque;The Trammps keyboard player Ron
Kersey wrote the song disco Inferno song with Leroy Green. They were inspired by a scene in
was first released in 1976 on the album of the same name.
It was popular in dance clubs, but made it to just #53 on the US charts. In 1977, the song was
used in the movie Saturday Night Fever, and in 1978 it was re-released, going to #11.
The scene where the song was used in the movie was shot at the 2001 Club in New York,
where The Trammps would often perform. Besides Saturday Night Fever, this song has also
featured in Ghostbusters (1984), Backfire (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), and Dogtown and
Z-Boys (2001). The Trammps w had their most success on the R&B charts, mostly with Disco
songs.
The song was covered by Tina Turner on her 1993 What's Love Got To Do With It soundtrack
and by Cyndi Lauper on the 1998 A Night At the Roxbury soundtrack. On September 19, 2005
this song was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York City.
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