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Sunday Brunch Open Thread: Zapp and Roger

January 27, 2013 by pragobots 97 Comments

It’s Sunday and it’s time for our weekly musical brunch. As a kid, I would love it when my mom played Zapp and Roger on the record player.  As an homage to those great memories, we are going to jam to some Zapp and Roger.

Zapp & Roger (1996) - The Compilation - Greatest Hits II & More A

 

Zapp (also known as the Zapp Band or Zapp and Roger) is a soul and funk band formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, Terry Troutman, Bobby Glover and Gregory Jackson. Known for hits such as “More Bounce to the Ounce”, “Dance Floor” and “Computer Love”, the group was a partial source of inspiration to West Coast hip-hop and G-funk, which came out of the hand clapped-drum beat styled funk of Zapp’s records, with Roger’s use of the talk box becoming another reason for the group’s impact and its success.

The nucleus of Zapp circled around two of the five Troutman brothers: Lester and Roger. The duo of Lester and Roger started several groups including Little Roger and the Vels. Larry eventually joined his brothers when their name became Roger and the Human Body, which also included youngest brother Terry, Bobby Glover and Gregory Jackson [Cincinnati Ohio Funk Keyboardist]. Larry was then the road manager and the leader of the group in terms of all major decisions and connections.

Computer Love

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41P4jHWRYYQ&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0]

 

I Wanna Be Your Man

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiuUYLr_f3w&hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0]

 

Dance Floor

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Zjrcp45gI&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0]

More Bounce to the Ounce

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6wOG_aDl8&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: African Americans, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Music, Open Thread Tagged With: Computer Love, Dance Floor, I Wanna Be Your Man, More Bounce to Ounce, P.O.U. Sunday Brunch, Zapp and Roger

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