![]() The A Pop Life playlist on Spotify has been updated as well. 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. Shirley is known for the hits, “As We Lay,” “Go on Without You,” “Husband,” “In Your Eyes” and also known for Zapp and Roger Troutman‘s classic “ Computer Love.Brothers Roger and Larry Troutman worked closely together during their tenure within Zapp and Larry was Roger’s manager for many years. You started something, I think I’m going to have to look into that.” That is something that I would be very interested in doing. I talked to him about what I was trying to say and one thing led to another. We sat in the hotel room one day and wrote the song. Roger Troutman was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scenes heavy sampling of his music. 'I was playing in Dallas and Troutmans brother Larry flew out. So I would love to do a live album of those classics. Troutman took the idea and began working on a track similar in style to 'Computer Love,' a 1986 hit for his band Zapp. People were singing along it was beautiful. It was a Funk Unplugged and I was invited to do the second performance.” Shirley went on to say “ Even though I got funk, we did a Soul Unplugged. ![]() Recently, I did an unplugged show here in Dayton, OH. UB Spoke to the legendary Shirly Murdock in 2019, we asked her then, if she would ever consider doing another live album, but of her classic R&B singles and album/Zapp tracks? “ I think I would love to do that! I would love to do that in front of a live audience. I’ve always loved the song, but I thought it was a fitting message for what’s going on now.” ZAPP IS BACK ZAPP Salutes The Late Roger Troutman on Zapp VII: Roger & Friends. That’s when I thought of this song by Curtis Mayfield. “I wanted to make a statement that we need to get along and be respectful of each other. “ I was so moved and hurt about how the police murdered that man with no just cause,” Shirley stated. Shirley was inspired to record it after seeing the social unrest that broke out after the death of George Floyd. One of our favorites, singer/songwriter Shirley Murdock, has re-record the Impressions’ 1965 classic, “ People Get Ready.”
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