The Trammps began in Philadelphia in 1972 featuring vocalist, Jimmy Ellis,
Harold Doc Wade, Stanley Wade and Earl Young and traveled with as many as 11
members, culled from the ranks of the busiest and best musicians, many of whom
also played for Gamble and Huff's Philly International and later for Vince
Montana's Salsoul Orchestra. The Trammps first recording, Zing went The
Strings Of My Heart, a remake of a tune originally recorded by Judy Garland
in 1943, was recorded at the legendary Sigma Sound Studio's in 1972 and was a
bona fide chart hit, reaching #17 on the R&B chart and #64 on the pop charts that
summer. Within the next few years, Buddah Records recorded several of the
Trammps hits, including Hold Back The Night, which reached #40 on the pop
Charts and #10 on the R&B Charts and Where Do We Go From Here,
reaching #44 on the R&B Charts in 1974.

In mid-1975, The Trammps became one of Atlantic Records hottest Disco
recording Acts. Their first Album with Atlantic yielded tracts Hooked For Life
and Where The Happy People Go which became their biggest Pop hit to date
reaching #27 and continues to rank as one of the most recognizable songs of its
era. other Trammps hits on Atlantic included, Disco Party, Body Contact,
I feel Like I've Been Livin'(On the Dark Side Of The Moon), The
Night The Lights Went out, and Soul Bones, which featued a harmonica
solo by Stevie Wonder. The Pinnacle of the Trammps career was their Atlantic sound
track, Disco Inferno. In 1977, Disco Infereno, was the hottest song on the
international Disco scene and the Group was recognized as the best performing group
by one of new York's most popular Club's, 2001 Space Oddesey, the location for the
motion picture, Saturday Night Fever. The Sound track for the movie, which naturally
included Disco Inferno, was the industry's biggest selling album to date and won the Trammps a Grammy Award in 1979.

Throughout the years, The Trammps have made many tours troughout the
united States, Europe and South America.

Currently, The Trammps, with original recording artists Jimmy Ellis
Stanely Wade, Harold "DOC" Wade joined by David Dixon are touring nationally and internationally with musicians from original touring group.