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The nucleus of Zapp circled around three of the five Troutman brothers: Lester, Larry and their younger brother 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. Larry was then the road manager and the leader of the group in terms of all major decisions and connections.

The name change to Zapp came courtesy of Terry, whose nickname was that of “Zapp”. Discovered by members of P-Funk in 1979, the funk collective’s leader George Clinton signed them to his Uncle Jam Records. When that label folded the following year, the group signed with P-Funk’s parent label, Warner Bros. Records, and began working on their first record at united sound in Detroit album courtesy of co-production from Bootsy Collins.

Released in the late summer of 1980, Zapp’s seminal self-titled debut album became a platinum success peaking at the top twenty of the Billboard Top 200 thanks to the success of their leading single, the Roger composition, “More Bounce to the Ounce”, which reached number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

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