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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.
Feb 27, 2023 · Dayton.com reports that on a Sunday morning in April 1999, around 7:20 a.m., police were called to find Roger Troutman dead in an alleyway. He appeared to have been shot numerous times.
Apr 25, 2020 · Updated April 25, 2021. X. It’s been 22 years since Roger Troutman, one of Dayton’s most gifted and well-known musicians, tragically died. 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.
Roger Troutman was an American singer, musician and record producer who was famously known for founding the funk band ‘Zapp’. He also composed songs apart from singing and playing multiple musical instruments, including the bass guitar, harmonica, vibraphone, and flute.
Mar 11, 2011 · Subscribed. 21K. 997K views 13 years ago. Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 -- April 25, 1999) was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the Funk movement and heavily influenced...
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 Troutman, also known simply as Roger, was a legendary electro-funk artist from Dayton, Ohio. He was a singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist known for using the talkbox and...
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