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 ...

AP Photo/The Herald-In this 2005 photo, singer Jimmy Ellis shows the Gold Record he received for his band The Trammps recording of “Disco Inferno” in Rock Hill, S.C. Ellis, who battled Alzheimer s ...

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 ...

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 ...