Roger Troutman on The Talkbox Video Soul 1987

Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 April 25, 1999) was the lead singer 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 talkbox, a device that is connected to an instrument (frequently a keyboard) to create different vocal effects. Roger used a custommade talkboxthe Electro Harmonix Golden Throat, as well as a Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer.