The Phillie group The Trammps burned up the charts and dance floors with DISCO INFERNO in both 1976 and 1978.
A friend posted this another white boy’s story on his Facebook page about DISCO INFERNO.
Back in the day I went to the Boston Arena to see the Trammps. I went with a friend. We were the only two white people in line. There was a huge crowd outside (without tickets). Someone grabbed my ticket out of my hand and ran into the crowd. I tried to follow him the crowd ganged up on me. A policeman broke it up asked me for a description. Realizing the futility of the moment, the officer escorted us to Mass Ave. We were upset so…nipples to the wind…we scurried over to The Shed for drinks.
Within the next hour, at the directive of the Tactical Police Force, the bar went into lock down with the few of us inside. There was a huge riot, as the unruly crowd without tickets tried to force their way into the Arena and went on a rampage through the neighborhood. Same thing happened at the Music Hall when Labelle played there.
Other than a couple of bruises, I was fine and ended up having a great time at the bar. We got SHITFACED with the bartender. I kept my crackah ass outa that area for a long time after that. See what you did to me with that post Bobby?……(I hate that fucking smiley face) But I’m smiling so there it is…IJS
Even the Trammps weren’t all-black.
Their horn player was white to get them gigs at white clubs.
That’s the way it was in the post-apartheid era in Amerika.
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