I would not have ever buried Roger along side his killer I don't care if he was his brother as hard as Roger worked he did not deserve to be gunned down like that and to share the same headstone was heartless and disrespectful this is my opinion if you don't agree keep scrolling let me say this I do not hate his brother I just hate what he did!💔
@Super Mario that would be hard to do! You are uninformed 1 John 3:12 KJV 12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
I remember being the minority white boy at Colonel White and my friends turning me onto Rodger Troutman. When I went into the service I had been raised up with predominantly black influences and I was always welcome into the black culture and always felt like an outcast with other white boys. I had some great nights out partying with my homies and race was never discussed between us. It felt so natural to listen too and be around the awesome culture of my brothers and sisters.
I loved Roger Troutman. I remember I was listening to California Love. One of my favorite songs of all time. Sad to say that he was killed shortly after the song was released. R.I.P.
You never mentioned DJ Quik and how Roger taught him the use of the talkbox, which became a trademark for Quik's sound throughout his career. Larry did that shit.
My parents were always serious during the week. They didn't even drink until the weekend. Seemed like everybody worked 40 hour weeks, all weekends off back then. People are killing themselves these days.
My Pops had his greatest hits cassette in his Pioneer stack stereo in the living room, I just remember being in awe of the different sounds and the genius of Roger.
I loved Roger Troutman and always will. Just imagine what music he would make if he was still alive now. There’s so much more tech that can be used with music. And, they gave back to their community too. So many more people might have been helped. It’s so tragic what happened. Thanks for the full story.
THATS THE STORY THEY TOLD THE WORLD. THE REAL STORY IS THE RECORD LABEL KILLED BOTH BROTHERS. IT WAS ABOUT A CONTRACT N THEY DIDN'T AGREE N THEY MURDERED THE BROTHERS N MADE IT LOOK LIKE A DOUBLE HOMICIDE. I CANT BELIEVE PEOPLE REALLY THINK HIS BROTHER MURDERED HIM. THE INDUSTRY 🗣️ DOES THIS STUFF ALL THE TIME N NOTHING HAS CHANGED TO THIS DAY! THESE TWO BROTHERS WOULD HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
I really loved Roger and all their songs was awesome .....I met roger at a club one night ...this guy was soooo nice ....he was a sweet , humble person .....he also had a good sense of humor.....music and family was his life point blank period ...I'm telling you ppl . Anyone would have loved to meet him in person. He had such a beautiful spirit. ......and once you sit down and have a conversation with him ...you didn't want to leave it's like you could just talk to him 4 ever.......very nice, sweet ,kind beautiful man ......so so sad ....rest in peace Roger because you are truly missed ..see you in the resurrection you are not gone forever ....just sleeping longer until the resurrection when God bring us from our tombs ....God made this promise to all and when God make a promise he keeps his promises ...love you God ....
Thank you for doing this video about Roger Troutman and his brothers. It is sad the way his life ended. Back in the day I loved the music and I still have the music in album form.
But it's truly sad two brothers, Rodger- was very talented and brought in his family... that's why it's not good to do business with family 🤔you want to happen most 🙈time if best to keep it separate.❣🙏
This great man who made the talk box instrumental. A very talented genius, it is so sad how his life was taken away from him at such a young age. May his soul rest in peace!
Stevie Wonder introduced the Talk Box in the early 70's, also it was used like an experimental thing by various artists like Peter Frampton, YES, ELO, (Progressive Rock Acts). You also hear it on Rufus & Chaka Khan's 1974 classics "Tell Me Something Good", written by Stevie Wonder, and "I'm A Woman / I'm A Backbone", written by Ray Parker Jr. & Chaka Khan.
@@gabrielleelliott500 he even looked a little like Prince only Prince was extremely handsome brotha Rodger looked more like Morris Day🥰❤️🖤💚rip musical legends rip ❤️🖤💚
Your information was very insightful. I'm a Keyboard Player from Jamaica and Roger "Zapp" has been one of my favorite artists for over 40 years now. Great music and musicians.
That death happened on the 25th. When they talked about it at one of the concerts after his death. They named the date. Even the kids thought it was something stronger behind it like everybody else's death on that date . I'll just leave it at that. Rip. ×××
Glad I saw such a great show he gave for us in our home of Cincinnati for free before he passed of such a tragic death. My favorite is " Grapevine. He laid that concert out that year. He road in on a white horse that day, playing our favorite funk. Wow what a memory. RIP. Hey but Zapp is stil carrying his spirits. They are still shaking up the world with his music. His brother Lester is the best drummer ever. They were from Dayton Ohio. Still Ohio is home. 2021 Thanks for the video.
I met Roger about 4 years before the tragedy. I have always believed that someone else committed the murders. I visited both crime scenes about a week after they occurred. I used to play in a band in Dayton with a former member of Zapp.
I always felt like you about their deaths also, Mr. Keno, as if they had discovered something they weren't supposed to-and were murdered for it-and the "official" story ever since has been "double homicide" but where one of the deaths was actually a suicide? No one was around to say exactly what happened and I guess we'll never know what really happened-save for those who may have been responsible for the Troutman brothers' deaths...and thank you for your comments-you are the first besides myself, after all of these years now, to say that their deaths may not have been as reported in the news. 6-21-22.
Roger was a really nice guy. I met Roger at one of his concerts. After his performance he set at the table with my husband and I and my sister and had a conversation with us. What a loss I know he's greatly missed. Stay Blessed!
I think his brother killed him out of of pure jealousy and hate you know people always say you family is you worst enemies and he turn around and killed himself so he would not be punish and kind of wanted to die he felt like he could not make it and no one would think he did a thing so horrible it hurt the whole family with pain and decievers
Used to work for the M.E.'s office it sounds like one of 3 possiblities with the word "slammed" 1. He pulled off the road against a tree with suicidal Ideations 2. He unsuccesfully used the tree/car during a failed suicidal Ideation then resorted to the gun 3. foul play (unlikely). I would have to see the scene photos & autopsy photos to know for sure. Slammed is really subjective.
Roger and Larry were definitely killed by an “unseen hand”, LITERALLY. If you don’t know the in-depth history of the Troutman bloodline, Ohio music and the back side of entertainment, then you will believe what meets the eye. RIP to them both.
been listening to zapp&roger since i was a kid when i first heard samples from gangsta rap songs. even had a friend where i called him zapp and he called me roger. much love to the fine folk behind any funk music, i freaking LOVE funk.
Me too I've been listening to funk since i was 7 or 8 years old. It all started with Zapp and Roger. I'm almost 30 now and I've never met anyone in my age range that likes funk or listens to it! Only older people I've talked too and met lol
They were close at first, but greed got in the way. His brother murdered him, then realizing what he (his older brother) did, the brother then took his own life . So sad.
It seems that I'm the only one who notice that everytime when an artist returns to the music game after being gone for a long while like Michael Jackson, Prince, Heavy D, and Roger Troutman, and so on, somehow they end up dead from within 3 to 6 Months.
This video has taught me to never do legitimate business with family members and distant relatives. Dangerous things can go wrong when a family member disagrees with u. Rest in peace 🕊️✌️ Roger Troutman (1951-1999). Great video 📸
Wow! gone are the fantastic singers of that Era, the singers of love, good music . there will never be anymore, Nothing, I mean Nothing today can top them. David Ruffin, Barry White, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Bobby Blue Bland, Eddie Kendricks, Teddy Pendergrass, Rick James, Roger Trotman, AL green, and Michael Jackson. I probably forgot somebody. oh yes, Etta James.
You named the greats and it too many to mention @marie Antoine bc u had mention the others you would probably still be typing. The music we grew up on vs the music now it's no comparison never...these young folks don't know great music
It’s also possible that maybe they owed money to someone who was tired of waiting (since Roger had that conversation with his sister about having $2 million dollars but owing $4 million not long before his death). Maybe that person came to the studio and confronted them as they were leaving or forced them at gun point into the alley. That person could have shot Roger in front of Larry, which would have explained the tears on Larry’s face. Then, he could’ve made Larry get into the car and start the engine, held the gun over Larry’s hand and shot him in the head (or just shot him in the head himself). They could’ve reached over, put the car in drive, depressed the gas petal with their foot, and then shut the door as it started to roll until it hit the tree. Or, if there was force in the impact, the person could’ve been in the passenger side of the car with Larry, forced him to accelerate towards the tree, shot him and jumped out or shot him first, then pressed down on the gas and jumped out before it got to the tree. Without seeing the scene it’s hard to know how plausible that might be but you never know.
Those are some interesting theories which I never considered. Although unfortunately, I'm wondering if Occams razor applies here {truth being the simple answer basically). One minor gripe: the conversation about having $2 Million dollars but owing $4 Million happened between Larry and his daughter not Roger and his sister. If his success on the charts at the time was anything to go by, I'd say Roger was likely doing well financially. It was Larry who was going into debt.
There is a good possibility that it was stage to make it look like his brother killed him I noticed in the music industry you have those artists that the record labels considers to be their most valuable recording artist and every time one of them wants to leave their labels and do some independent work it seems like they're always assassinated literally and metaphorically Tupac Shakur Lil Wayne Whitney Houston it's very sad that we as a people will allow this type of assassination to go on without any further investigation...
You are so right Roger was the best I used to work at a club that had live performances. Roger and Zapp played there one night. I was sitting there and Roger came to my table and started talking to me ,he was so nice we talked for about twenty minutes. He signed a flyer for me he said I looked like a princess A few week later he was killed .That really hurt me because I had just met him and he was such a wonderful person.
Sounds like ritual killing to me…that’s the way it seems to be in the music business…it’s a sad story…I had no idea this happened…he was good 👍🏾 for us…🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯👍🏾👍🏾
I believe that the way that they explained his death scene on Unsung was exactly how it happened and that it completely came to a head that morning. I overheard the news by waking up to someone telling my dorm roommate over the phone that his brother killed him over 💰 and he replied back with " That's TOO BAD because I liked his show" & that was the homecoming concert that I missed out on. Now, the only memory that I have of him was all of his albums that I blasted at my old apartment 13 YEARS AGO and the limited concert footage that's been on streams. Roger was an absolute SMASH in the black community back in the day and my favorite grandma in the whole wide world who went home to Glory was his BIGGEST fan especially since I can make you dance was one of her favorite songs.
When it comes to money unfortunately family can be the worse. We all can only speculate. That was a sad tragedy between two brothers. Speaking from my own personal experience I had to sue my sister pertaining to a loan. When me and my brothers had a band it was said my eldest brother was keeping the bonus pay we earned instead of equally dividing the money. Only the family and the victims really know what happened. Money can and it will change the way people think. Like I said family can be the worst. Jealousy, envy and some families feel when you become successful you owe them now keep in mind no help came from the family maybe the parents and you might get a little support because you are related but, you did the work and sometimes one may face the negativity to fail instead of succeeding. There is a lot to consider. Understand we are outside trying to look in. Maybe one day the truth will come out what really happened and why. All we can say is May these Brothers RIP and Prayers and Condolences to the family🙏🏾
It's really an odd thing with family like that. my family is the same way and it gets under my skin so much that I litterally give all my things away and let them have everything. im the second to youngest and have an older brother who ignores me always. he was that way when i was a kid too but i chalked up to him being a teenager. but clear he was jealous of me. I was always better at anything we did and ask when am i going to get rich so we can have more family wise. Because I am an actor and singer. writer, fashion designer. I can doo it all and my younger sister always tries to best me at everything, always borrowing money and never pay back. I think it is a case of, were family. what is he gon do? nothing. lol.
I turn 60 next month & when the DJ played Rodger & The Zapp Band ' Heard It Thru The 🍇 Vine ' I had 2 get up ! 💃🏾1 of my favorite jams 🎵 Jealousy is a Hella of drug
We will never know what really happened with Roger and his brother we know there lives ended horribly. RIP TROUTMAN BROTHERS HANDSOME YOUNG MEN TO ME. ESPECIALLY ROGER HIS SEXY EYES
YOU CAN'T SHOOT YOURSELF AND THEN RUN INTO A TREE. DEAD MEN DON'T MOVE !!!!!!! NEVER BELIEVED HE KILLED HIS BROTHER AND NEVER WILL; I DO BELIEVE HE KNEW WHO DID. IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MONEY HE BORROWED AND COULDN'T PAY BACK
I remember the day he was murdered, reading it, I couldn't believe it, I couldnt get it out of my head, the next day at school(I was in 7th grade at the time) it irked the shit out of me that nobody seemed to know or even care when i asked them about it, and not just my peers, im talking adults,my teachers too, something similar happened about 14 and later when Nate Dogg passed and as much as i damn near idolize Nate and love damn near everything he ever did, Roger was and always willbe one of the very few I can't even put into words or give any number or rank to and theres countless men and women, specifically in music that don't even know or recognize how much of their foundation they have Roger along with Zapp to thank for..even more so anyone using Talkbox, Auto Tune etc...for him to be killed by his brother much like Marvin Gaye being killed by his Father who never faced the justice he should have, the same goes for Larry, how could u kill to your brother over anything less than Evil? It certainly factored into my belief in Family, it means a lot to me but I learned a long time ago just cuz someone is Family dont make them anymore Reliable and Trustworthy than a Good Friend or sometimes even a Benevolent Stranger..I hope u resting peacefully Roger ....and Larry.. well maybe i shouldn't say what im thinking about Larry
Wow. Shocking news. I remember going to a Zapp concert in the early 80’s. I never really knew the history of Zapp and accordingly when I heard there was a Zapp Troutman I always thought he was the leader of the group but the lead singer was Roger Troutman and also the leader but now it all makes sense. Many of us seek fame and fortune and think those that have it are blessed but at times it can be or eventually be a curse. RIP and pray for the Troutman family. 🙏
Roger, the master of the talk box, also had Shirley Murdock in the harmony with it on songs like Everybody Get Up, etc. You can try to cover his songs but you need a woman who has a "bite through the mix" tone in her voice. The only other artist I can think of who has that is Jody Watley. "Night To Remem berrrrrrrr". I initially thought Roger was using a vocoder b/c I know how difficult the talk box is to get the words so clear. He not only mastered it, he modified everything involved with it on the electronics end as well. He was an engineer. Very smart.
Wow you are definitely right my brother. Thanks for explaining how you did. A lot of people don’t understand how important these details are especially when it comes to music like this. I wish I knew more people my age(27) that took the details and information about the content of art the way you obviously do.
I remember that Friday my friend and I was at the light on the street where their bus was parked, his brother had a serious scary look on his face! I told my friend he's up to something, Sunday morning I was working in the ER, I heard screaming & people in the hallway it was Roger😢 that was a sad day! Sleep In Heavenly Peace Roger❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️
JUST SO SAD WHY DO WE HATE EACH OTHER SO MUCH! YOU MAD BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE THEN YOU, GET A LIFE, LIFE IS 2 SHORT AS IT IS ALREADY! SO ENJOY THE TIME YOU HAVE LEFT! PEACE BE WITH YOU! 7 27 21.
2:12 look at the two legends now with each other, rest in paradise! Mr. Roger as also with Sounds of Blackness(Change is coming). No one could do the voice box better than he could.
IMO: Roger Troutman took the talkbox to the highest level unsurpassed by anyone. Louis Johnson took the slap bass style to the highest level unsurpassed by anyone. They should still be here!!!
Me and, my sister have pictures of us with Roger at one of the Zapp Concerts. Shirley Murdock was also with them We also was front roll that night and also have pictures of Roger on stage and, Roger coming over to us to woo us with Computer Love. I was blessed to have seen Zapp twice in concert and, it broke my heart when I heard that he was killed by Larry. Sad but, true what jealousy will do. I love you Roger. RIH
I was in the department of corrections in Illinois when it happened it really broke my heart it really f***** me up in the head to find out that that's what took place not your brother my God not your brother
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Jealousy is a terrible thing...especially in a family's dynamic. RIP
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I would not have ever buried Roger along side his killer I don't care if he was his brother as hard as Roger worked he did not deserve to be gunned down like that and to share the same headstone was heartless and disrespectful this is my opinion if you don't agree keep scrolling let me say this I do not hate his brother I just hate what he did!💔
I like it 👍🏽
So true they only did that out of greed for money so disrespectful 💯
That Family is a Class Act.. it’s about FORGIVENESS!!!
@@beautiful7377 Thank you!
@@noyoudont7617 U 🙏 WELCOME!!
Sounds like Cain & Abel pure Jealousy and Envy = EVIL/SATAN
Nothing's new under the Sun. Unfortunately 😢
@Super Mario that would be hard to do! You are uninformed
1 John 3:12
KJV
12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
@Super Mario 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
One of the greatest funk performer's EVER!
Yes indeed👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I remember being the minority white boy at Colonel White and my friends turning me onto Rodger Troutman. When I went into the service I had been raised up with predominantly black influences and I was always welcome into the black culture and always felt like an outcast with other white boys. I had some great nights out partying with my homies and race was never discussed between us. It felt so natural to listen too and be around the awesome culture of my brothers and sisters.
You can NEVER be an ally...B1..POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!
BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️💜
We all got white brothers who hold a place in our hearts
@@76shogun1 Much love brother. Spread it.
@@survivallife7401 No doubt.
LARRY LOST HIS MIND BEHIND THE ALMIGHTY DOLLOR! AND DRUGS DON'T MAKE IT BETTER . 7 21.
No one did it like Roger,most talented artist ever..R.I.P
Lester was one of my favorite and nicest customer at radio shack. Thank you for introducing me to Rodger you guys where the best 🙌🏾👍🏾
I loved Roger Troutman. I remember I was listening to California Love. One of my favorite songs of all time. Sad to say that he was killed shortly after the song was released. R.I.P.
One of my favorite zapp and roger songs is Dance Floor
Carla Linton. One of my favorite songs by Roger Troutman and Zapp is called. Computer Love.
@@carlalinton1005 me too one of my top 3
California love was sampled by doc dre and 2 pac wasnt roger ...CORRECTION "WAS ROGER TROUTMAN"WHO WHO SAMPLED THIS WAS DRE AND PAC
@@MUNDITO1974 Carla Linton. It sure was.
Rest Well Roger job well done. Easy to listen to and easy on the eyes
I love his song I want to be your man and California Love is my jam. He was a musical genius. It's sad the way he went out. RIP
Rest in peace Roger Troutman
Wouldve been nice to see him and Prince work together
You never mentioned DJ Quik and how Roger taught him the use of the talkbox, which became a trademark for Quik's sound throughout his career. Larry did that shit.
Yes be did...Mr. Roger Troutman was awesome entertainer and he wanted everyone to succeed as well RIP to the best
Yep. Roger's Groove is one of my favorite Quik songs.
I went to see him live he was the best. Thank you for this
Me too
I saw him years ago , a Hollywood show, he sat on my lap and did oops upside my head...... he is certainly missed
I saw him live as well.
Turned it out🎶🎙♥️
R.I.P. ROGER
Still listening to your Music🎶
My parents were always serious during the week. They didn't even drink until the weekend. Seemed like everybody worked 40 hour weeks, all weekends off back then. People are killing themselves these days.
Great singer. Thanks for taking the time to put these videos together.
Hello he's a big inspiration to me been listening to him since i was a kid. RIP Roger Troutman i wish i could have met him
My Pops had his greatest hits cassette in his Pioneer stack stereo in the living room,
I just remember being in awe of the different sounds and the genius of Roger.
I loved Roger Troutman and always will. Just imagine what music he would make if he was still alive now. There’s so much more tech that can be used with music. And, they gave back to their community too. So many more people might have been helped. It’s so tragic what happened. Thanks for the full story.
Me too❤
So sad, so tragic. Thanks for the great videos and stories you are bringing to us. I cannot wait to hear more.
You are very welcome
THATS THE STORY THEY TOLD THE WORLD. THE REAL STORY IS THE RECORD LABEL KILLED BOTH BROTHERS. IT WAS ABOUT A CONTRACT N THEY DIDN'T AGREE N THEY MURDERED THE BROTHERS N MADE IT LOOK LIKE A DOUBLE HOMICIDE. I CANT BELIEVE PEOPLE REALLY THINK HIS BROTHER MURDERED HIM. THE INDUSTRY 🗣️ DOES THIS STUFF ALL THE TIME N NOTHING HAS CHANGED TO THIS DAY! THESE TWO BROTHERS WOULD HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
RIP Roger, I love his music. I can hear his sound in today's music.❤
I really loved Roger and all their songs was awesome .....I met roger at a club one night ...this guy was soooo nice ....he was a sweet , humble person .....he also had a good sense of humor.....music and family was his life point blank period ...I'm telling you ppl . Anyone would have loved to meet him in person. He had such a beautiful spirit. ......and once you sit down and have a conversation with him ...you didn't want to leave it's like you could just talk to him 4 ever.......very nice, sweet ,kind beautiful man ......so so sad ....rest in peace Roger because you are truly missed ..see you in the resurrection you are not gone forever ....just sleeping longer until the resurrection when God bring us from our tombs ....God made this promise to all and when God make a promise he keeps his promises ...love you God ....
Thank you for doing this video about Roger Troutman and his brothers. It is sad the way his life ended. Back in the day I loved the music and I still have the music in album form.
But it's truly sad two brothers, Rodger- was very talented and brought in his family... that's why it's not good to do business with family 🤔you want to happen most 🙈time if best to keep it separate.❣🙏
Agreed!
I grew up on Roger's music. R.I.P.
Jamaican Yankee: So was I!!!
@@courtneyscott4828 Amen. They don't make music like this anymore (70z Baby)
@@MissRooti I know, but that kind of music needs to make a comeback, I am a 80's baby!!!
@@courtneyscott4828 I hear ya and I agree!
@Jamaican Yankee I know I did
This great man who made the talk box instrumental. A very talented genius, it is so sad how his life was taken away from him at such a young age. May his soul rest in peace!
He remind me so much of prince musically talented beyond words
@@gabrielleelliott500 he was def in the same category as Prince, musician wise
Stevie Wonder introduced the Talk Box in the early 70's,
also it was used like an experimental thing by various artists
like Peter Frampton, YES, ELO, (Progressive Rock Acts).
You also hear it on Rufus & Chaka Khan's 1974 classics
"Tell Me Something Good", written by Stevie Wonder, and
"I'm A Woman / I'm A Backbone", written by Ray Parker Jr. & Chaka Khan.
True and bless his soul and musical memory ❤️🖤💚
@@gabrielleelliott500 he even looked a little like Prince only Prince was extremely handsome brotha Rodger looked more like Morris Day🥰❤️🖤💚rip musical legends rip ❤️🖤💚
Your information was very insightful. I'm a Keyboard Player from Jamaica and Roger "Zapp" has been one of my favorite artists for over 40 years now. Great music and musicians.
That death happened on the 25th. When they talked about it at one of the concerts after his death. They named the date. Even the kids thought it was something stronger behind it like everybody else's death on that date . I'll just leave it at that. Rip. ×××
Glad I saw such a great show he gave for us in our home of Cincinnati for free before he passed of such a tragic death.
My favorite is " Grapevine. He laid that concert out that year. He road in on a white horse that day, playing our favorite funk. Wow what a memory. RIP.
Hey but Zapp is stil carrying his spirits. They are still shaking up the world with his music. His brother Lester is the best drummer ever. They were from Dayton Ohio. Still Ohio is home.
2021 Thanks for the video.
I met Roger about 4 years before the tragedy. I have always believed that someone else committed the murders. I visited both crime scenes about a week after they occurred. I used to play in a band in Dayton with a former member of Zapp.
Like someone staged a murder suicide
I always felt like you about their deaths also, Mr. Keno, as if they had discovered something they weren't supposed to-and were murdered for it-and the "official" story ever since has been "double homicide" but where one of the deaths was actually a suicide?
No one was around to say exactly what happened and I guess we'll never know what really happened-save for those who may have been responsible for the Troutman brothers' deaths...and thank you for your comments-you are the first besides myself, after all of these years now, to say that their deaths may not have been as reported in the news. 6-21-22.
Been listening to ZAPP and ROGER SINCE 85 & STILL RIP ROGER🌷💛🌷
Roger was a really nice guy. I met Roger at one of his concerts. After his performance he set at the table with my husband and I and my sister and had a conversation with us.
What a loss I know he's greatly missed. Stay Blessed!
I think his brother killed him out of of pure jealousy and hate you know people always say you family is you worst enemies and he turn around and killed himself so he would not be punish and kind of wanted to die he felt like he could not make it and no one would think he did a thing so horrible it hurt the whole family with pain and decievers
Did you ever meet his son, Jr?
Used to work for the M.E.'s office it sounds like one of 3 possiblities with the word "slammed" 1. He pulled off the road against a tree with suicidal Ideations 2. He unsuccesfully used the tree/car during a failed suicidal Ideation then resorted to the gun 3. foul play (unlikely). I would have to see the scene photos & autopsy photos to know for sure. Slammed is really subjective.
Wow...so tragic! So sad!
He was gorgeous and talented. Shameful to his brother to kill him.🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I really wish they would make a movie 🎬 about Rodger & Zapp
Legendary music from this Man, never gets old!
Such A Heartbreaking Story!! R.I.P Roger 😇💔🎤🎶🎵
More bounce to the ounce!!! Genius!!! Computer Love, who thinks of stuff like that???!!!😄 Pure Genius!!! RIP Big Homie!!💯
I love all of Zapp's jams!!! Real music!!!😎💯👍
Roger and Larry were definitely killed by an “unseen hand”, LITERALLY. If you don’t know the in-depth history of the Troutman bloodline, Ohio music and the back side of entertainment, then you will believe what meets the eye. RIP to them both.
been listening to zapp&roger since i was a kid when i first heard samples from gangsta rap songs. even had a friend where i called him zapp and he called me roger. much love to the fine folk behind any funk music, i freaking LOVE funk.
Me too I've been listening to funk since i was 7 or 8 years old. It all started with Zapp and Roger. I'm almost 30 now and I've never met anyone in my age range that likes funk or listens to it! Only older people I've talked too and met lol
Why would Larry kill Roger? When they were so close. It's a set up on who killed them. MUSIC business is shady.
They were close at first, but greed got in the way. His brother murdered him, then realizing what he (his older brother) did, the brother then took his own life . So sad.
@@PassportKingMarineVet no I don't believe that, someone killed them both
@@jetblack5168 same way some one else killed Mrs Robbie's nephew Andre and not Tim.
Where there is Jealousy thete is envy strife and every evil work.
Your voice is amazing. Thanks for sharing
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He was my first crush.will always be missed
This is a sad ending of life for two people !!!! Thanks for sharing with us the gift of talent of Roger Troutman !!!!
Damn this is the saddest story ! The sound of his music will be missed
It seems that I'm the only one who notice that everytime when an artist returns to the music game after being gone for a long while like Michael Jackson, Prince, Heavy D, and Roger Troutman, and so on, somehow they end up dead from within 3 to 6 Months.
I love Rodger Troutman an his music. I'm from Dayton, Ohio myself it sadden me of his death. R.I.P. Roger Troutman
Larry did it. He got into money trouble and was jealous of Roger's success.
EXACTLY!!! On top of that, Roger was getting ready to go solo leaving Larry with even less money.
@@GabbyNurseLarry was slinging Coke. About 90 Kilos. He killed Roger so he wouldn’t find out.
This video has taught me to never do legitimate business with family members and distant relatives. Dangerous things can go wrong when a family member disagrees with u. Rest in peace 🕊️✌️ Roger Troutman (1951-1999). Great video 📸
Wow! gone are the fantastic singers of that Era, the singers of love, good music . there will never be anymore, Nothing, I mean Nothing today can top them. David Ruffin, Barry White, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Bobby Blue Bland, Eddie Kendricks, Teddy Pendergrass, Rick James, Roger Trotman, AL green, and Michael Jackson. I probably forgot somebody. oh yes, Etta James.
Long Live Old School 😎🎸🥁🎸🤘✌️🕹️🎮
You named the greats and it too many to mention @marie Antoine bc u had mention the others you would probably still be typing. The music we grew up on vs the music now it's no comparison never...these young folks don't know great music
Prince
It’s also possible that maybe they owed money to someone who was tired of waiting (since Roger had that conversation with his sister about having $2 million dollars but owing $4 million not long before his death). Maybe that person came to the studio and confronted them as they were leaving or forced them at gun point into the alley. That person could have shot Roger in front of Larry, which would have explained the tears on Larry’s face. Then, he could’ve made Larry get into the car and start the engine, held the gun over Larry’s hand and shot him in the head (or just shot him in the head himself). They could’ve reached over, put the car in drive, depressed the gas petal with their foot, and then shut the door as it started to roll until it hit the tree. Or, if there was force in the impact, the person could’ve been in the passenger side of the car with Larry, forced him to accelerate towards the tree, shot him and jumped out or shot him first, then pressed down on the gas and jumped out before it got to the tree. Without seeing the scene it’s hard to know how plausible that might be but you never know.
Those are some interesting theories which I never considered. Although unfortunately, I'm wondering if Occams razor applies here {truth being the simple answer basically). One minor gripe: the conversation about having $2 Million dollars but owing $4 Million happened between Larry and his daughter not Roger and his sister. If his success on the charts at the time was anything to go by, I'd say Roger was likely doing well financially. It was Larry who was going into debt.
I love this man I miss him so much wish he was still here.
Saddest thing ever, having your life taken by a loved one. A family member so 😥 😥 SAD 😥
There is a good possibility that it was stage to make it look like his brother killed him I noticed in the music industry you have those artists that the record labels considers to be their most valuable recording artist and every time one of them wants to leave their labels and do some independent work it seems like they're always assassinated literally and metaphorically Tupac Shakur Lil Wayne Whitney Houston it's very sad that we as a people will allow this type of assassination to go on without any further investigation...
Yes, too many suicides of Artist that I don't believe are all done by the artist!
I believe it, Larry killed his brother Roger then turned the gun on hisself and ran into a tree, pretty cut clear to me how sad
So sad jealous brother
Roger Troutman And Zapp definitely deserves to be inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Why people with good talent end up dead? Goes for actors as well and sports. The devil is truly out there in human form.
Pay the price in blood
Roger was a beast! Do it, do it Roger Do it🎸
I love Roger I still listen to his songs I still don't understand why this tragic happened to him he will never be forgotten.
Stephanie Snider: I do too!!!
You are so right Roger was the best I used to work at a club that had live performances. Roger and Zapp played there one night.
I was sitting there and Roger came to my table and started talking to me ,he was so nice we talked for about twenty minutes. He signed a flyer for me he said I looked like a princess
A few week later he was killed .That really hurt me because I had just met him and he was such a wonderful person.
Sounds like ritual killing to me…that’s the way it seems to be in the music business…it’s a sad story…I had no idea this happened…he was good 👍🏾 for us…🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you for your love for our Good Ohio i will support your channel
Motown Magic born and raised. Love the the documentary. Great job. Hung out with Roger many times.
I believe that the way that they explained his death scene on Unsung was exactly how it happened and that it completely came to a head that morning. I overheard the news by waking up to someone telling my dorm roommate over the phone that his brother killed him over 💰 and he replied back with " That's TOO BAD because I liked his show" & that was the homecoming concert that I missed out on. Now, the only memory that I have of him was all of his albums that I blasted at my old apartment 13 YEARS AGO and the limited concert footage that's been on streams. Roger was an absolute SMASH in the black community back in the day and my favorite grandma in the whole wide world who went home to Glory was his BIGGEST fan especially since I can make you dance was one of her favorite songs.
When it comes to money unfortunately family can be the worse. We all can only speculate. That was a sad tragedy between two brothers.
Speaking from my own personal experience I had to sue my sister pertaining to a loan. When me and my brothers had a band it was said my eldest brother was keeping the bonus pay we earned instead of equally dividing the money.
Only the family and the victims really know what happened.
Money can and it will change the way people think.
Like I said family can be the worst. Jealousy, envy and some families feel when you become successful you owe them now keep in mind no help came from the family maybe the parents and you might get a little support because you are related but, you did the work and sometimes one may face the negativity to fail instead of succeeding. There is a lot to consider. Understand we are outside trying to look in.
Maybe one day the truth will come out what really happened and why.
All we can say is May these Brothers RIP and Prayers and Condolences to the family🙏🏾
It's really an odd thing with family like that. my family is the same way and it gets under my skin so much that I litterally give all my things away and let them have everything. im the second to youngest and have an older brother who ignores me always. he was that way when i was a kid too but i chalked up to him being a teenager. but clear he was jealous of me. I was always better at anything we did and ask when am i going to get rich so we can have more family wise. Because I am an actor and singer. writer, fashion designer. I can doo it all and my younger sister always tries to best me at everything, always borrowing money and never pay back. I think it is a case of, were family. what is he gon do? nothing. lol.
My mom got me hip to Roger and he can rap
I turn 60 next month & when the DJ played Rodger & The Zapp Band ' Heard It Thru The 🍇 Vine ' I had 2 get up ! 💃🏾1 of my favorite jams 🎵 Jealousy is a Hella of drug
Holy shit I did not know that’s how this man died
My chauffeur agency served Zapp last year. These brothers still thrown down🔥. Greg Jackson an original member gave me the history in detail. Sad story
We will never know what really happened with Roger and his brother we know there lives ended horribly. RIP TROUTMAN BROTHERS HANDSOME YOUNG MEN TO ME. ESPECIALLY ROGER HIS SEXY EYES
All this time, I had no idea that the group name was named after their brother : Terry
I really enjoyed all of Roger and zapp music.
YOU CAN'T SHOOT YOURSELF AND THEN RUN INTO A TREE. DEAD MEN DON'T MOVE !!!!!!! NEVER BELIEVED HE KILLED HIS BROTHER AND NEVER WILL; I DO BELIEVE HE KNEW WHO DID. IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MONEY HE BORROWED AND COULDN'T PAY BACK
I remember the day he was murdered, reading it, I couldn't believe it, I couldnt get it out of my head, the next day at school(I was in 7th grade at the time) it irked the shit out of me that nobody seemed to know or even care when i asked them about it, and not just my peers, im talking adults,my teachers too, something similar happened about 14 and later when Nate Dogg passed and as much as i damn near idolize Nate and love damn near everything he ever did, Roger was and always willbe one of the very few I can't even put into words or give any number or rank to and theres countless men and women, specifically in music that don't even know or recognize how much of their foundation they have Roger along with Zapp to thank for..even more so anyone using Talkbox, Auto Tune etc...for him to be killed by his brother much like Marvin Gaye being killed by his Father who never faced the justice he should have, the same goes for Larry, how could u kill to your brother over anything less than Evil? It certainly factored into my belief in Family, it means a lot to me but I learned a long time ago just cuz someone is Family dont make them anymore Reliable and Trustworthy than a Good Friend or sometimes even a Benevolent Stranger..I hope u resting peacefully Roger ....and Larry.. well maybe i shouldn't say what im thinking about Larry
Roger's brother killed him, and killed himself. What a coward....
I never knew this . Thank you
THE NARRATOR IS VERY INTELLIGENT AND HAS GREAT OBSERVATION 🗣️🗣️
Wow. Shocking news. I remember going to a Zapp concert in the early 80’s.
I never really knew the history of Zapp and accordingly when I heard there was a Zapp Troutman I always thought he was the leader of the group but the lead singer was Roger Troutman and also the leader but now it all makes sense.
Many of us seek fame and fortune and think those that have it are blessed but at times it can be or eventually be a curse.
RIP and pray for the Troutman family. 🙏
Deepest Sincerest Condolences 💐 and Comforting Prayers 🙏 for The Troutman Family.
He was born just 3-days after my Beautiful Mother who was born November 26, 1951'
Roger, the master of the talk box, also had Shirley Murdock in the harmony with it on songs like Everybody Get Up, etc. You can try to cover his songs but you need a woman who has a "bite through the mix" tone in her voice. The only other artist I can think of who has that is Jody Watley. "Night To Remem berrrrrrrr". I initially thought Roger was using a vocoder b/c I know how difficult the talk box is to get the words so clear. He not only mastered it, he modified everything involved with it on the electronics end as well. He was an engineer. Very smart.
Wow you are definitely right my brother. Thanks for explaining how you did. A lot of people don’t understand how important these details are especially when it comes to music like this. I wish I knew more people my age(27) that took the details and information about the content of art the way you obviously do.
I remember that Friday my friend and I was at the light on the street where their bus was parked, his brother had a serious scary look on his face! I told my friend he's up to something, Sunday morning I was working in the ER, I heard screaming & people in the hallway it was Roger😢 that was a sad day! Sleep In Heavenly Peace Roger❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️
" R.I.P. Rodger " truly sad ending of their lives....
Sound like his brother was running from someone who killed Roger and once Larry was shot he hit the tree smells like a setup ijs
RIP🙏Amen
They use to always perform at the Booker T. Washington Community Center in Hamilton Ohio. People that knew him still missing Roger Everyday Period,
JUST SO SAD WHY DO WE HATE EACH OTHER SO MUCH! YOU MAD BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE THEN YOU, GET A LIFE, LIFE IS 2 SHORT AS IT IS ALREADY! SO ENJOY THE TIME YOU HAVE LEFT! PEACE BE WITH YOU! 7 27 21.
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2:12 look at the two legends now with each other, rest in paradise! Mr. Roger as also with Sounds of Blackness(Change is coming). No one could do the voice box better than he could.
IMO: Roger Troutman took the talkbox to the highest level unsurpassed by anyone.
Louis Johnson took the slap bass style to the highest level unsurpassed by anyone.
They should still be here!!!
I loved Roger. Computer love, more bounce to the ounce. He was onr of the most creative artists. Pure genius. RIP
Me and, my sister have pictures of us with Roger at one of the Zapp Concerts. Shirley Murdock was also with them We also was front roll that night and also have pictures of Roger on stage and, Roger coming over to us to woo us with Computer Love. I was blessed to have seen Zapp twice in concert and, it broke my heart when I heard that he was killed by Larry. Sad but, true what jealousy will do. I love you Roger. RIH
I've seen Roger and Zapp live...
And Damn they gave you a show!!
Sad your own brother, who is supposed to have your back. Envy and jealousy is a helluva a thing. Cain and Able
I was in the department of corrections in Illinois when it happened it really broke my heart it really f***** me up in the head to find out that that's what took place not your brother my God not your brother
Cain & Abel. RIP 👑💔🕊️📕
They were doing great things for their people....and they were an example of how to do business in the black community
Maybe Larry was so distraught over what he had done that he list control of the car, ran into the tree, said fvck it, and killed himself.