JAMES T. ELLIS, 74
Singer with the Trammps of the 1970s disco era. Had the big hit song "Disco Inferno" in 1976, which won a Grammy for Album of the Year and featured on hit soundtrack "Saturday Night Fever" which kicked off the national craze. The album went to #11 but the song only went to #53. It is still played at sporting events.
He was the front man of the group which was based out of Philadelphia. They also had the Beach Music hit "Hold Back the Night."
When I deejayed, this song always got people out on the dance floor.
ROBERT SHERMAN, 86
Songwriter who wrote "It's a Small World (After All)" as featured at Disneyland and Disney World. He and his brother Richard wrote the scores for movies like "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
Some of there songs were "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "Chim-Chim Cher-ee. Also write "tall Paul" for Annette Funicello and "You're Sixteen" for Ringo Starr.
Now, I Can't Get That "Supercali... Song Out of My Head. --Cooter
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