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  1. 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.

  2. Feb 27, 2023 · The Tragic 1999 Murder Of Funk Legend Roger Troutman Explained. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images. By Remy Millisky / Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 12:10 pm EST. You may know the Zapp frontman Roger Troutman from his famous hit, " California Love ," the catchy Tupac Shakur song featuring Troutman and Dr. Dre. Before that, in the early 1980s, the band Zapp had ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Zapp_(band)Zapp (band) - Wikipedia

    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 use of the talk-box effect.

    • Lester Troutman, Terry "Zapp" Troutman, Gregory Jackson, Bobby Glover
    • Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    • 1977–1999, 2003–present (reunion only)
    • Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Thomas Troutman, Roger Troutman Jr., Michael "Slyde" Jennings
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  5. 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. What to Know

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  6. 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.

  7. Apr 26, 1999 · By MTV News Staff. April 26, 1999. / 8:15 AM. Brothers Roger and Larry Troutman, two of the founding members of the early-'80s funk outfit Zapp, were shot dead Sunday morning outside a studio...

  8. 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.

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