![]() ![]() The original line-up consisted of Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, Terry Troutman, Gregory Jackson and Bobby Glover. Within two years, Roger and his brothers were discovered by George Clinton, who signed the newly christened Zapp to his Uncle Jam Records label in 1979. In 1977, he and the Human Body issued "Freedom", their first single. Troutman had formed various other bands with his four brothers, including Little Roger, and the Vels, and Roger and the Human Body. The band members were Rick Schoeny, Roy Beck, Dave Spitzmiller, and Denny Niebold. ![]() Troutman's band played in Cincinnati and recorded a single, "Busted Surfboard"/"Seminole". ![]() His first band was called the Crusaders however, they are not to be confused with the jazz group featuring Joe Sample and Wilton Felder. Biography Early careerīorn in Hamilton, Ohio, Roger was the fourth of ten children. As both band leader of Zapp and in his subsequent solo releases, he scored a bevy of funk and R&B hits throughout the 1980s. Roger used a custom-made talkbox-the Electro Harmonix "Golden Throat," as well as a Moog Minimoog and later in his career a Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer. Troutman was well known for his use of the talk box, a device that is connected to an instrument (frequently a keyboard, but most commonly a guitar) to create different vocal effects. Roger Troutman (Novem– April 25, 1999), also known mononymously as Roger, was an American singer, composer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenced west coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years. ![]()
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