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Who Were Roger & Zapp?
Roger and Zapp was and always will be a team that took it
to the limit with some of the funkiest sounds ever to bounce off the
ozone layer. Two parts of the same musical empire, Roger, the solo
artist, and Zapp, the band, came together on two sensational collections
of hits spanning over a decade of continuous music making. Of course,
the Troutman brothers have had it together for some time now.
This musical family, included Roger, Larry, Lester and Terry (ZAPP),
first burst out of the Dayton, Ohio music scene in the early Eighties,
with a sound that mixed and matched the brothers varied talents.
Their patented blend of soul, funk, rock and street level funk was
the secret ingredient behind the success of both Roger and Zapp. Zapp
began its hit-making run in 1980, with their debut album, Zapp. It was
followed a year later by the chart-topping Zapp II and a string of hit
singles including 'More Bounce To The Ounce," "Doo Wah Ditty" and
1985's double dose of rhythm "I Can Make You Dance" and 'Heartbreaker"
from their smash album Zapp III.
The trend continued with 1986's The New Zapp IV U which resulted in
a round-the-world tour and yet another hit single, "It Doesn't Really Matter.'
In 1989, the group released Zapp V and found themselves on top one more
time with "Ohh, Baby, Baby."
The top is a place that Roger was familiar with too. His sparkling solo
career began in 1981, with his aptly titled debut, The Many Facets Of Roger.
It was followed, three years later, with The Saga Continues and, in 1987, the
crossover smash Unlimited which yielded the hit "I Want To Be Your Man."
The Roger bandwagon continued to roll into the Nineties with 1991's
Bridging The Gap, produced by mixmaster David Gamson.
When not making his own musical magic, or fronting Zapp on stage and
in the studio, Roger worked with a wide variety of top name artists as both
a producer and songwriter. Included is Shirley Murdock on her acclaimed offering
Lot There Be love. With such a history of hits behind them, it was only natural
that we will miss such a living legend who now is a musical martyr.
Roger & Zapp finally was from to left;
Riccardo Bray-Lead Guitar,
Bigg Robb-Master Of Ceremonies and hype,
Dale Degroat-keys music director, Lester Troutman-drums,
Nicole Cottom-vocals keys,
Bart Thomas-keys, bassguitar, vocals
Terry"zapp"Troutman-bassguitar-basskeys,
LAST BUT NOT LEAST Roger Troutman
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