The band's first major success was with their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". The first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973. However, they are best known for their Grammy winning song, "Disco Inferno", originally released in 1976, becoming a UK pop hit and US R&B hit, then re-released in 1978 and becoming a US pop hit.
The music journalistRon Wynn noted "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."
History
The history of the Trammps grew from the 1960s group the Volcanos, who later became the Moods. With a number of line-up changes by the early 1970s, the band membership included gospel-influenced lead singer Jimmy Ellis, drummer and bass singer Earl Young, with brothers Stanley and Harold 'Doc' Wade. Members of the Philadelphia recording band MFSB played with the group on records and on tour in the 70s with singer Robert Upchurch joining later. The group was produced by the Philadelphia team of Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris and Young, all MFSB mainstays who played on the recording sessions and contributed songs.
Penguin at the Big Apple / Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
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Penguin at the Big Apple / Zing Went the Strings of My Heart · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Norman Harris
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Ronald Baker
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Earl Young
Engineer: Joe Tarsia
Engineer: Carl Paruolo
Engineer: Don Murray
Assistant Engineer: Dirk Devlin
Assistant Engineer: Mike Hutchinson
Assistant Engineer: Art Stoppe
Mastering Engineer: Jose Rodriguez
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published: 07 Jun 2018
Penguin at the Big Apple
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Penguin at the Big Apple · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Norman Harris
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Ronald Baker
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Earl Young
Engineer: Joe Tarsia
Engineer: Carl Paruolo
Engineer: Don Murray
Assistant Engineer: Dirk Devlin
Assistant Engineer: Mike Hutchinson
Assistant Engineer: Art Stoppe
Mastering Engineer: Jose Rodriguez
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published: 07 Jun 2018
Trammps - Penguin At The Big Apple
Produced by Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris & Earl Young
published: 22 Jan 2012
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THE TRAMMPS - PENGUIN AT THE BIG APPLE
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Penguin At The Big Apple/Zing Went The Strings OF My Heart (Medley) - The Trammps - HQ
published: 24 Feb 2012
The Trammps ~" Penquin At The Big Apple/ Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart " ❤️♫1975
I had the pleasure of seeing The Trammps on several occasions perform at a club in Queens, NY.. Superb entertainers ..! 🎺🎹🎸🎷
Mmm Mmm ~Sure do miss those days..!
R.I.P. Jimmy Ellis
Enjoy ❤️♫🍸
published: 27 Mar 2019
Penguin at the Big Apple
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Penguin at the Big Apple · Disco Chammps · Earl Donald Young · Norman Harris · Ronald Baker
Trammpled - a Disco Dance Floor Inferno: A Tribute To The Trammps
℗ 2022 Essential Media Group LLC. The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Essential Media Group LLC.
Released on: 2022-02-04
Producer: Chris Diodait
Producer: AJ Gaines
Producer: Paul Klein
Music Publisher: 33.33% Reservoir 416 OBO Six Strings Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: 66.66% Copyright Control (Non-HFA)
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The Tramps - Penguin At The Big Apple (1972)
The Tramps - Penguin At The Big Apple
published: 28 Sep 2020
Trammps – “Penguin At The Big Apple” (instrumental) (Buddah) 1975
Written by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Allan Felder. Arranged by Ron Baker and produced by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Earl Young.
From the “The Legendary Zing Album”.
The earliest incarnation of the Trammps came together in Philadelphia in the 60s as the Volcanos and they made a number of recordings fro the Arctic label. By the early 70s, they were the Trammps and made their recoding debut as such with “Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart” on the Buddah label – essentially updating an earlier version of the standard by the Coasters from 1958. The Trammps’ “Zing” made it to #64 in the US and #29 in the UK.
The group left Buddah and made a one-off album on the Golden Fleece label - run by Baker, Harris And Young – on which this track was featured. Then it was on to Atlantic where, in 19...
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Penguin at the Big Apple / Zing Went the Strings of My Heart · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music En...
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Penguin at the Big Apple / Zing Went the Strings of My Heart · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Norman Harris
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Ronald Baker
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Earl Young
Engineer: Joe Tarsia
Engineer: Carl Paruolo
Engineer: Don Murray
Assistant Engineer: Dirk Devlin
Assistant Engineer: Mike Hutchinson
Assistant Engineer: Art Stoppe
Mastering Engineer: Jose Rodriguez
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Penguin at the Big Apple / Zing Went the Strings of My Heart · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Norman Harris
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Ronald Baker
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Earl Young
Engineer: Joe Tarsia
Engineer: Carl Paruolo
Engineer: Don Murray
Assistant Engineer: Dirk Devlin
Assistant Engineer: Mike Hutchinson
Assistant Engineer: Art Stoppe
Mastering Engineer: Jose Rodriguez
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Penguin at the Big Apple · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01...
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Penguin at the Big Apple · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Norman Harris
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Ronald Baker
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Earl Young
Engineer: Joe Tarsia
Engineer: Carl Paruolo
Engineer: Don Murray
Assistant Engineer: Dirk Devlin
Assistant Engineer: Mike Hutchinson
Assistant Engineer: Art Stoppe
Mastering Engineer: Jose Rodriguez
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Penguin at the Big Apple · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Norman Harris
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Ronald Baker
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Earl Young
Engineer: Joe Tarsia
Engineer: Carl Paruolo
Engineer: Don Murray
Assistant Engineer: Dirk Devlin
Assistant Engineer: Mike Hutchinson
Assistant Engineer: Art Stoppe
Mastering Engineer: Jose Rodriguez
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I had the pleasure of seeing The Trammps on several occasions perform at a club in Queens, NY.. Superb entertainers ..! 🎺🎹🎸🎷
Mmm Mmm ~Sure do miss those days..!...
I had the pleasure of seeing The Trammps on several occasions perform at a club in Queens, NY.. Superb entertainers ..! 🎺🎹🎸🎷
Mmm Mmm ~Sure do miss those days..!
R.I.P. Jimmy Ellis
Enjoy ❤️♫🍸
I had the pleasure of seeing The Trammps on several occasions perform at a club in Queens, NY.. Superb entertainers ..! 🎺🎹🎸🎷
Mmm Mmm ~Sure do miss those days..!
R.I.P. Jimmy Ellis
Enjoy ❤️♫🍸
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Penguin at the Big Apple · Disco Chammps · Earl Donald Young · Norman Harris · Ronald Baker
Trammpled - a Disco...
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Penguin at the Big Apple · Disco Chammps · Earl Donald Young · Norman Harris · Ronald Baker
Trammpled - a Disco Dance Floor Inferno: A Tribute To The Trammps
℗ 2022 Essential Media Group LLC. The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Essential Media Group LLC.
Released on: 2022-02-04
Producer: Chris Diodait
Producer: AJ Gaines
Producer: Paul Klein
Music Publisher: 33.33% Reservoir 416 OBO Six Strings Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: 66.66% Copyright Control (Non-HFA)
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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Penguin at the Big Apple · Disco Chammps · Earl Donald Young · Norman Harris · Ronald Baker
Trammpled - a Disco Dance Floor Inferno: A Tribute To The Trammps
℗ 2022 Essential Media Group LLC. The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Essential Media Group LLC.
Released on: 2022-02-04
Producer: Chris Diodait
Producer: AJ Gaines
Producer: Paul Klein
Music Publisher: 33.33% Reservoir 416 OBO Six Strings Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: 66.66% Copyright Control (Non-HFA)
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Written by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Allan Felder. Arranged by Ron Baker and produced by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Earl Young.
From the “The Legendary Z...
Written by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Allan Felder. Arranged by Ron Baker and produced by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Earl Young.
From the “The Legendary Zing Album”.
The earliest incarnation of the Trammps came together in Philadelphia in the 60s as the Volcanos and they made a number of recordings fro the Arctic label. By the early 70s, they were the Trammps and made their recoding debut as such with “Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart” on the Buddah label – essentially updating an earlier version of the standard by the Coasters from 1958. The Trammps’ “Zing” made it to #64 in the US and #29 in the UK.
The group left Buddah and made a one-off album on the Golden Fleece label - run by Baker, Harris And Young – on which this track was featured. Then it was on to Atlantic where, in 1976 they scored a #53 hit with “Disco Inferno”. The song was repromoted, two years later, after its inclusion in the film, “Saturday Night Fever” and rose to #11.
Written by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Allan Felder. Arranged by Ron Baker and produced by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Earl Young.
From the “The Legendary Zing Album”.
The earliest incarnation of the Trammps came together in Philadelphia in the 60s as the Volcanos and they made a number of recordings fro the Arctic label. By the early 70s, they were the Trammps and made their recoding debut as such with “Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart” on the Buddah label – essentially updating an earlier version of the standard by the Coasters from 1958. The Trammps’ “Zing” made it to #64 in the US and #29 in the UK.
The group left Buddah and made a one-off album on the Golden Fleece label - run by Baker, Harris And Young – on which this track was featured. Then it was on to Atlantic where, in 1976 they scored a #53 hit with “Disco Inferno”. The song was repromoted, two years later, after its inclusion in the film, “Saturday Night Fever” and rose to #11.
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Penguin at the Big Apple / Zing Went the Strings of My Heart · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Norman Harris
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Ronald Baker
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Earl Young
Engineer: Joe Tarsia
Engineer: Carl Paruolo
Engineer: Don Murray
Assistant Engineer: Dirk Devlin
Assistant Engineer: Mike Hutchinson
Assistant Engineer: Art Stoppe
Mastering Engineer: Jose Rodriguez
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Penguin at the Big Apple · The Trammps
The Legendary Zing Album
℗ 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1975-06-01
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Norman Harris
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Ronald Baker
Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Earl Young
Engineer: Joe Tarsia
Engineer: Carl Paruolo
Engineer: Don Murray
Assistant Engineer: Dirk Devlin
Assistant Engineer: Mike Hutchinson
Assistant Engineer: Art Stoppe
Mastering Engineer: Jose Rodriguez
Auto-generated by YouTube.
I had the pleasure of seeing The Trammps on several occasions perform at a club in Queens, NY.. Superb entertainers ..! 🎺🎹🎸🎷
Mmm Mmm ~Sure do miss those days..!
R.I.P. Jimmy Ellis
Enjoy ❤️♫🍸
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Penguin at the Big Apple · Disco Chammps · Earl Donald Young · Norman Harris · Ronald Baker
Trammpled - a Disco Dance Floor Inferno: A Tribute To The Trammps
℗ 2022 Essential Media Group LLC. The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Essential Media Group LLC.
Released on: 2022-02-04
Producer: Chris Diodait
Producer: AJ Gaines
Producer: Paul Klein
Music Publisher: 33.33% Reservoir 416 OBO Six Strings Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: 66.66% Copyright Control (Non-HFA)
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Written by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Allan Felder. Arranged by Ron Baker and produced by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Earl Young.
From the “The Legendary Zing Album”.
The earliest incarnation of the Trammps came together in Philadelphia in the 60s as the Volcanos and they made a number of recordings fro the Arctic label. By the early 70s, they were the Trammps and made their recoding debut as such with “Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart” on the Buddah label – essentially updating an earlier version of the standard by the Coasters from 1958. The Trammps’ “Zing” made it to #64 in the US and #29 in the UK.
The group left Buddah and made a one-off album on the Golden Fleece label - run by Baker, Harris And Young – on which this track was featured. Then it was on to Atlantic where, in 1976 they scored a #53 hit with “Disco Inferno”. The song was repromoted, two years later, after its inclusion in the film, “Saturday Night Fever” and rose to #11.
The band's first major success was with their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". The first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973. However, they are best known for their Grammy winning song, "Disco Inferno", originally released in 1976, becoming a UK pop hit and US R&B hit, then re-released in 1978 and becoming a US pop hit.
The music journalistRon Wynn noted "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."
History
The history of the Trammps grew from the 1960s group the Volcanos, who later became the Moods. With a number of line-up changes by the early 1970s, the band membership included gospel-influenced lead singer Jimmy Ellis, drummer and bass singer Earl Young, with brothers Stanley and Harold 'Doc' Wade. Members of the Philadelphia recording band MFSB played with the group on records and on tour in the 70s with singer Robert Upchurch joining later. The group was produced by the Philadelphia team of Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris and Young, all MFSB mainstays who played on the recording sessions and contributed songs.
I've tried and tried to run and hide To find a life that's new But wherever I go I always know I can't escape from you A jug of wine to numb my mind But what good does it do? The jug runs dry and still I cry I can't escape from you These wasted years are souvenirs Of love I thought was true Your memory is chained to me I can't escape from you There is no end, I can't pretend That dreams will soon come true A slave too long to a heart of stone I can't escape from you