Roger bleeding from several gunshot wounds. The evidence indicated that brother Larry Troutman had shot him following an argument and then committed suicide. by Roger Troutman, Zapp’s leader, and a solo star in his own right. Tragically, after an argument in 1999, Roger Troutman was murdered outside a recording studio in Dayton. He also focused on community development in some of the poorest sections of Dayton. Roger turned more to producing, working with such artists as Eric Benet and Dr. Particularly influential in the electro subgenre of funk, Zapp were known for their trademark use of the talk-box effect. But both rebounded with big hits, as Zapp scored in 1985 with "Computer Love," the group's biggest crossover hit to date, and Roger hit even higher with "I Want to Be Your Man."īy the time the 90s arrived, Zapp had lost much of its momentum, though a couple greatest hits collections kept the group charting. Zapp (also known as the Zapp Band, Zapp & Roger) is an American funk band that emerged from Dayton, Ohio, United States, in 1977. Even better was the follow-up single, "Do Wah Ditty," a funked up dance song that was perhaps the group's most accessible track to date.īoth Zapp and Roger continued to chart with their next albums, but some of the initial enthusiasm around the act had waned. Troutman was back in the fold in 1982 for the hit "Dance Floor" and the group's sophomore album, Zapp II. All the Greatest Hits: Zapp & Roger, Zapp, Roger, Zapp & Roger, Larry Troutman, Bobby Glover, Gregory Jackson, Greg Jackson, Carl Cowen, Clarence Satch. Roger Troutman - simply labeled as "Roger" - released his solo debut, The Many Facets of Roger, the following year and topped the singles chart with a twisted cover of Marvin Gaye's "Heard it Through The Grapevine."
It became a Zapp trademark sound, and was the vocal basis for a string of danceable hits that took the 70s Parliament/Bootsy sound to an even more aloof, futuristic level. Another of the great groups that arguably made Ohio the funk capital of the US in the 80s, Zapp was one of the most popular bands of the 80s and also launched a notable solo career for its leader, Roger Troutman.įormed in the late 70s in Dayton by brothers Roger, Lester, Larry and Tony Troutman, Zapp exploded out of the box with their 1980 self-titled debut album, which featured the #1 hit "More Bounce to the Ounce." Produced by funk legend Bootsy Collins, the song featured Roger Troutman's lead channeled through a "talk box," which twisted the vocals into a mechanized, computerized sound.
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