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Apr 24, 2020 · Larry Troutman shot his brother, talkbox pioneer Roger Troutman outside of Roger Troutman's Dayton music studio as part of a murder-suicide on April 25, 1999. Larry Troutman was later found dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Roger Troutman died at an area hospital.
Feb 27, 2023 · Roger Troutman, the frontman of Zapp and a producer of hits like \"California Love\" and \"More Bounce to the Ounce,\" was shot dead by his brother Larry in 1999. Larry then killed himself after crashing his car near the crime scene. The motive was reportedly a business dispute over Roger's solo career.
Bobby Glover. Past members. Roger Troutman. Larry Troutman. Thomas Troutman. Roger Troutman Jr. Michael "Slyde" Jennings. 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 ...
Apr 26, 1999 · The brothers, who were members of the funk band Zapp, were shot dead in Dayton, Ohio, in 1999. Roger Troutman was known for his vocoder work on \"California Love\" and other songs.
Feb 22, 2022 · R&B recording artist Roger Troutman and his older brother Larry, part of one of Dayton’s most famous musical families and pioneers of the famous rock-funk “Dayton sound” of the 1970s, died Sunday morning in an apparent murder-suicide.
Troutman died during surgery at the Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center. Troutman's brother Larry was found dead in a car a few blocks away with a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Apr 28, 1999 · Roger and Larry Troutman, two of the siblings that comprised the seminal funk outfit Zapp, died in a murder-suicide in 1999. The web page reports the details of the incident, the motive, and the legacy of the brothers and their music.
