#TBThursday with Roger Troutman discussing the "Talkbox" (referred to as 'Auto-tune' these days by many) and how he used it with Video Soul's Donnie Simpson.....🎙🎶🙏 ##RnBMatters #RnBMusic #RnBNights | R&B Nights

"So Ruff, So Tuff" is a song by Dayton, Ohio-based funk musician Roger Troutman from his 1981 album "The Many Facets of Roger" The song was released as a B-Side single to "I Heard It through the Grapevine". Though it wasn't the lead sing it was an instant classic and one of the most request songs off his debut album "The Many Facets of Roger. The album went platinum based on the R&B successes of "So Ruff, So Tuff" and his cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It through the Grapevine". In the album, T

Watch Roger Troutman, well known for his use of the talkbox, show off his skills in this classic video footage. | Vocalkitchen

Roger Troutman demonstrating his famous talk box on "Video Soul", 1986 🤖 🎹 Zapp Roger are the subjects of this week's In Focus - @ldldn_ selects an hour of their influential futurist funk & soul: https://bit.ly/3nX405v | NTS Radio