In 1980, Zapp released "More Bounce to the Ounce," and the tune changed the game for funk music. The hit, ranked the best ...

Lester Troutman Sr. says a dream happened. “Some brothers got together from Hamilton, Ohio and started talking about the dream that they had, and they started chasing their dream,” the drummer and ...

Only the best bands have more bounce to the ounce. Only one of those band travels with a talkbox. Amelia Robinson sat down with Lester and Terry "Zapp' Troutman of the Zapp band for the latest episode ...

The members of Zapp Band have been playing boisterous, bass-soaked funk together for over four decades, rising to prominence after they were discovered by the legendary George Clinton in the late ...

Influential 1970s funk and soul band Zapp is scheduled to perform Saturday at Peoria Riverfront Park. The “electrifying night of funk, soul, and unforgettable rhythms” is set for 7 p.m. with gates ...

The legendary Funk, R&B and Soul band ZAPP (a.k.a. the ZAPP Band) is back with a new album titled “ZAPP VII – ROGER & FRIENDS”, to be released at the end of October 2018.

A major piece of Dayton’s rich funk history was physically cemented in Ohio history Friday morning. The site of the former Troutman Sound Labs was dedicated with an Ohio historical marker in the ...

There’s a new Ohio Historic marker on Salem Avenue in Dayton—at the spot where a lot of funk music came to life inside Troutman Sound Labs. Troutman Sound Labs was built in the early 80s, when a ...

Only the best bands have more bounce to the ounce. Only one of those band travels with a talkbox. Amelia Robinson sat down with Lester and Terry "Zapp' Troutman of the Zapp band for the latest episode ...