Roger Troutman (Funk Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More
Roger Troutman, also known as Roger, was an American singer, songwriter, record 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. Troutman was well known for his use of the talk box, a device that is connected to an instrument to create different vocal effects. Roger 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.
| Also known as | Roger |
| Born | November 29, 1951, Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, 1999, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Funk, electro, G-funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, talk box, guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, harmonica, vibraphone, flute |
| Years active | 1975–1999 |
| Labels | Warner Bros, Reprise |
| Associated acts | Zapp, Parliament-Funkadelic, Shirley Murdock |
Funk Singer Roger Troutman was born in Hamilton, Ohio, United States on November 29, 1951. He dies at the age of 47, on April 25, 1999.
He was famous for his use of vocal synthesizers while fronting the 1980s band Zapp.
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Roger Troutman was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1951 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).
In the 1970s, he was a member of various bands, including Parliament-Funkadelic and The Crusaders.
He released four solo albums between 1981 and 1991.
He has nine siblings, including Larry, Terry, and Lester, who all worked at Zapp.
Rapper Tupac Shakur's voice can be heard in the song "California Love".
Roger Troutman's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a funk singer. Networth of Roger Troutman in 2024 is 1,000,000$+.
How tall is Roger Troutman? At the age of 47, Roger Troutman height is 5'11" (1.78m).
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Latest information about Roger Troutman updated on March 11 2023.
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