Roger Troutman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roger Troutman

American singer, composer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1951

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1999

Profession: record producer, singer-songwriter, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999), also known mononymously as Roger, was an American singer, composer, songwriter, 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 (frequently a keyboard, but most commonly a guitar) 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.