Led by Ellis' booming baritone, the Trammps had their first chart success with 1972's cover version of Judy Garland's "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart," but it wasn't until the release of the 1973 ...

DECATUR — In the 1970s, drummer Earl Young and his band, The Trammps, were synonymous with the disco sound in America. Young had been one of the major creators of the genre that came to be defined as ...

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 ...