Anyway, we went over to him and we talked a little bit to him. So my mother was very familiar with who he was.
#ROGER TROUTMAN DEATH CAUSE PLUS#
Plus I had seen Zapp/Roger several times in concert. I played their music TOO DEATH in our house. I saw Roger in the store and told my mom "That's Roger Troutman!" She knew who he was through me, because evers since I was 11, I was a mad fanitic over Zapp and Roger. I was with my mother at Tower Records on Sunset in out here in L.A. I've mentioned this several times on here before in the past I too had the pleasure of meeting Roger not too long before his death. On the morning of his death, my mind went back to that day.I just could not believe what had happened, but at the same time, I was glad to have met someone like him. He told me that he loved it and that he was glad that his music would live on to influence future generations, long after he was gone. We spoke about his music and how he felt about the other artists that have used his music. The A Pop Life playlist on Spotify has been updated as well.I had the pleasure of meeting Roger about a year before his death, at the Black Expo here in NY. Click on the following link to see it: Video: Zapp, revolutionary electro funk pioneers. This story contains an accompanying video. What’s tour take on Zapp and the first two albums? Let me know! Their first two albums in particular are classics within the (electro)funk genre and are the main inspiration for g-funk, which was co-developed by Dr.
Even though the band never gained the same amount of popularity outside of the US, Zapp was well-known amongst music lovers. In closingįor a short period of time Zapp was the most important funk group in the world. Just the song More Bounce To The Ounce alone has been sampled over 200 (!) times. At the end of the 1980s Zapp’s music was sampled many, many times in hip-hop productions. Their funky rhythms and influence on electro funk haven been of great value to music in general. Zapp is one of the most underestimated funk groups from the 1980s. Zapp’s classic singles More Bounce To The Ounce & Dance Floor Influence The band still performs from time to time. In 2002 the surviving members did make Zapp VI: Back By Popular Demand, which was inferior to the previous work. Roger Troutman, and with him Zapp, was no more. The music world was saddened and shocked by the drama that had taken place. The car contained the body of Larry Troutman, who had shot himself in the head.
It didn’t take long to discover a car parked a few blocks away, the same car witnesses identified as the drive-by vehicle.
The rush to the hospital was in vain, Roger Troutman passed away. On that Sunday Roger Troutman was shot upon leaving a recording studio. It isn’t written in stone, but it seems that that both events were the cause behind the drama that unfolded on April 25th, 1999.
The company had to file for bankruptcy and was left behind with a $400,000 debt. The finances surrounding Troutman Enterprises, which were Larry’s responsiblity, were in shambles as well. When Roger fired Larry it didn’t go down that well. Brothers Roger and Larry Troutman worked closely together during their tenure within Zapp and Larry was Roger’s manager for many years.
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