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Feb 27, 2023 · Fellow musicians sent flowers to the funeral, and in true Troutman family style, their nephew performed a talkbox version of "Amazing Grace" (via SF Weekly). The tragic 1999 killing of funk legend Roger Troutman shocked his family and fans. Here is the murder-suicide, explained.
Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music.
Zapp (also known as the Zapp Band, Zapp & Roger) is an American funk band that emerged from Dayton, Ohio, United States, in 1977. Particularly influential in the electro subgenre of funk, Zapp were known for their trademark use of the talk-box effect.
Apr 25, 2020 · Twenty years ago, on April 25, 1999, funk pioneer, Zapp band member and solo artist Roger Troutman was killed by his brother Larry Troutman in one of Dayton, Ohio's, most shocking murders-suicides.
All the Greatest Hits is the first official greatest hits album by American funk band Zapp (then credited as Zapp & Roger), released October 26, 1993, via Reprise Records. The album contains songs Zapp performed as a band from their first four albums, as well as songs from Roger Troutman's solo albums.
Apr 24, 2020 · One of Dayton's most notorious and gut-wrenching crimes happened on April 25, 1999 when Larry Troutman shot his brother and Zapp bandmate, funk and talkbox pioneer Roger Troutman, outside his Dayton music studio in a case that shocked the music world.
Zapp & Roger - 'All-Time Greatest Hits & More' celebrates the iconic funk group's biggest hits and highlights their signature use of the talk-box effect.
Apr 28, 1999 · Roger Troutman, a renowned funk-music innovator who recorded with his brothers in the band Zapp in the early 80's, died on Sunday at the Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center in Dayton,...
Roger worked with George Clinton and Bootsy Collins early in his career as he led the funk group Zapp, which produced numerous hits such as “Computer Love,” “More Bounce to the Ounce ...
About “All the Greatest Hits”. Primary Artists Roger Troutman & Zapp. Featuring Charlie Wilson & Shirley Murdock. Producers Billy Beck, Bootsy Collins, Roger & 3 more. Writers Barrett Strong...
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