Zapp Band

Zapp Band

Funk Band, Zapp Band, was Influential in the electro sub-genre of Funk and used the trademark Talk Box effect in their music. They had been active since 1977, mainly performing, but recorded their debut in 1980, scoring a hit and continuing into the 1990's. Their music was heavily sampled in West Coast Hip Hop. The Group disbanded when brothers Roger and Larry Troutman was killed in a murder-suicide in 1999. Please take a listen here and have a nice Wednesday: Be Alright, Computer love and More bounce to the ounce

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapp_(band)

Background information
Origin	Dayton, Ohio,United States
Genres	Funk[1] electro[1]
Years active	1977–1999, 2003–present (reunion only)
Labels	Warner Bros.(1980–2000) Zapp Town Records (2003–present)
Members	Lester Troutman Terry "Zapp" Troutman Gregory Jackson Bobby Glover
Past members	Roger Troutman(deceased) Larry Troutman (deceased) Thomas Troutman Roger Troutman Jr. (deceased) Michael "Slyde" Jennings