American singer-songwriter and musician (1951–1999)
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Roger Troutman
Troutman in 1981
Background information
Also known as
Roger
Born
(1951-11-29)November 29, 1951[1] Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Died
April 25, 1999(1999-04-25) (aged 47)[1] Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Funk
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer
songwriter
producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
talk box
guitar
keyboards
bass guitar
harmonica
vibraphone
Years active
1975–1999
Labels
Warner Bros.
Reprise
Musical artist
Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999)[1][2] 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.
Troutman frequently used the talk box, a device that is connected to an instrument (frequently a keyboard, but most commonly a guitar) to create different vocal effects. Troutman used a custom-made talkbox—the Electro Harmonix "Golden Throat"—through a Moog Minimoog and later in his career a Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer.
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 and regularly collaborated with hip hop artists in the 1990s.
^ abcPrato, Greg. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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