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Feb 27, 2023 · 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.
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.
Apr 25, 2020 · Troutman, an R&B recording artist who pioneered the famed funky “Dayton sound,” was shot several times in the alley behind his music studio on Salem Avenue on April 25, 1999. Explore 7 of Dayton's most shocking crimes. He died at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Apr 30, 1999 · Roger Troutman, a singer, musician, bandleader and producer who was an influential presence in the world of funk music, has died. The 47-year-old Troutman died Sunday at a hospital in Dayton,...
May 16, 2021 · I spoke to the late Roger Troutman and the group Zapp one summer just before the turn of the century. Interviews were conducted backstage at the World Trade Center, as the band was taking part in an annual initiative sponsored by local radio station 98.7 KISS in New York.
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,...
Jan 16, 1997 · Roger Troutman is sitting in his home studio being interviewed on the phone, a bevy of musical toys at his disposal. Upon being asked where he’s from, the answer comes punching over the line ...
Aug 5, 2021 · The Netflix documentary series "This is Pop" pays tribute to local funk musician Roger Troutman and his use of the vocoder, or talk box.
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Apr 26, 1999 · DAYTON, Ohio – Funk musician Roger Troutman, of the duo Roger & Zapp, was shot to death Sunday, possibly by his brother in a murder-suicide, police said.
