Jimmy Ellis, the lead singer of the hit "Disco Inferno" from '70s R&B/funk group The Trammps, died Thursday in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He was 74. Ellis's daughter, Erika Stinson, told the New York ...

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Jimmy Ellis, the lead singer of the Trammps best known for the hit ‘Disco Inferno’ has died at the age of 74. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.March 10, 2012 ...

James T. "Jimmy" Ellis, who belted out the refrain "Burn, baby burn!" in a 1970s-era disco hit that's still replayed in modern sports arenas, has died. He was 74. David Turner of Bass-Cauthen Funeral ...

James “Jimmy” Ellis, lead singer of the ‘70s soul group the Trammps, who released the classic hit “Disco Inferno,” is dead. He was 74. According to the Associated Press, the singer died at a nursing ...

Jimmy Ellis, former frontman of The Trammps, has died at the age of 74. The soul star, famous for singing the line "burn baby burn" in dance classic 'Disco Inferno', passed away yesterday (March 8) at ...