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The Trammps (Jimmy Ellis, bottom right) Jimmy Ellis, charge singer in the Trammps, the music activity group that prominent the seventies anthem "Disco Inferno," has died. He was 74. Ellis died in the Rock Hill, S.C. seniors proper care of complications from Alzheimer's disease, his daughter told The NY Occasions. See other stars we lost this year Born in Sc, Ellis produced The Trammps at the begining of seventies. The band's first recording, a remake of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart," showed up at No. 17 round...

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TV pilot casting eyes finish line

PanettiereLiuHirschKrumholtzSpiroPerryDriverStilesSiglerWith the end finally starting to come into view for broadcast TV pilot casting, Minnie Driver, Judd Hirsch, David Krumholtz, Lucy Liu, Hayden Panettiere, Matthew Perry, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Jordana Spiro and Julia Stiles are among the latest names to board projects.Here's a network-by-network rundown of recent castings:ABCPanettiere ("Heroes") and Robert Wisdom ("The Wire") will journey to "Nashville," from Callie Khouri and R.J. Cutler.F. Murray Abraham ventured into ABC's "Beauty and the Beast,"...

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