Roger Troutman

Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999)

Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Producer and Multi-instrumentalist, Roger Troutman, founded the Zapp Band and was renown for his use of the Talk Box  effect in his and the Zapp Band's music. He had many Funk and R&B hits during the 1980's. He produced Singer Shirley Murdock in 1985 and continued into the 1990's working with other Artists, including Hip Hop stars Eazy E, 2Pac and Dr. Dre. He was killed in a murder suicide in 1999. Please take a listen here and enjoy your weekend: In the midnight hour (with The Mighty Clouds of Joy), Don't it Roger, I heard it through the grapevine, California love remix (2pac ft. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman), So ruff, so tuff and I want to be your man

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Troutman

Background information
Born	November 29, 1951 Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 25, 1999(aged 47) 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