'Disco Inferno' singer dies at 74

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. The frontman for The Trammps died Thursday at a nursing home in Rock Hill, S.C. A cause of death was not immediately known. The Trammps released "Disco Inferno" -- the song with the popular refrain -- in 1976. The song was featured in the iconic movie "Saturday Night Fever," its soundtrack winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978. "Disco Inferno" soared up to No. 11 on Billboard's Hot 100 on May 27, 1978. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

9 Classic Tunes in the Late Disney Songwriter Robert Sherman

During the period of his career, Robert B. Sherman and the brother Richard authored probably the most endearing and indelible tunes associated with the Disney legacy, including their "It is a Small World (In The End)" amusement park ditty and also the music for Mary Poppins that gained them two Oscars. In recognition from the elder Sherman, who died now at age 86, let us traipse lower memory lane and revisit a few of the Sherman Brothers' most long lasting contributions. "Let us Meet UpInch (Parents Trap) "It is a Small World (In The End)" "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Mary Poppins) "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Mary Poppins) "A Spoonful of Sugar" (Mary Poppins) "I Wan'na End Up Like You" (The Jungle Book) "Portobello Road" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) "Age Not Thinking" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) "Winnie the Pooh" Theme Should you request me movie music does not get a lot better than the Mary Poppins songbook, although the Sherman Bros. loved lengthy careers which incorporated creating music for films like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Aristocats, and Charlotte's Web. (For additional on Robert and Richard Sherman, browse the 2009 doc The Boys: The Sherman Siblings Story.) Leave your faves within the comments below. 'It's a little World' Songwriter Robert Sherman Dies at 86 [THR]

Community Back With Animated Webisodes, "Confident" About Season 4 Renewal

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The almighty from the storytellers

PGA chairs Shawn Gold and Marc Scarp flank Joe Letteri and Kathleen Kennedy at org's Digital 25 event at Soho House. Kathleen Kennedy and Joe Letteri make large actioners, however the PGA's Digital 25 event Tuesday featuring producer and vfx guru was a romantic affair in the Soho House in West Hollywood. Visitors collected for cocktails, clips and conversations about digital storytelling within the club's screening room.Weta Digital's Letteri began the evening having a presentation detailing the evolution of vfx, beginning with "The The almighty from the Rings." Showing behind-the-moments footage of earlier problematic techniques, he noted, "It was before I acquired there."Once the featured visitors sitting lower for any talk to Variety's David Cohen, Kennedy joked concerning the delicately layered process layed out by Letteri, saying, "I figured that looked rather easy.InchThe discussion mainly centered on the options of digital storytelling, but Kennedy remembered an uncomfortable moment for Difficulties around the group of "Tintin.""Clint Eastwood walked to the set, and (Daniel's) within this blue suit with dots on his face," she stated. "I figured Daniel would die." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com