▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁after ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁Roger ▁and ▁Larry ▁Tr out man ▁in ▁a ▁murder - su ic ide ▁apparently ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Larry . ▁Z app ▁reform ed ▁briefly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁brothers ▁of ▁the ▁Tr out man ▁family ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁album ▁Z app ▁VI : ▁Back ▁By ▁Popular ▁Dem and . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 – 8 0 : ▁Early ▁career ▁and ▁major ▁record ▁deal ▁Born ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio , ▁Roger ▁Tr out man ▁began ▁recording ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁to ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁issu ing ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁recording ▁efforts ▁" J olly ▁Roger " ▁and ▁" N ight ▁Time " ▁on ▁the ▁obsc ure ▁and ▁now ▁def unct ▁Ohio ▁label , ▁Te en ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁under ▁the ▁band ▁name ▁' L il ' ▁Roger ▁and ▁His ▁Fab ul ous ▁V els . ▁Although ▁neither ▁song ▁received ▁recognition ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁very ▁limited ▁release , ▁Tr out man ▁and ▁brothers ▁purs ued ▁their ▁music ▁career ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁forming ▁Roger ▁& ▁The ▁Human ▁Body ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁on ▁their ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁label ▁Tr out man ▁B ros . ▁Records . ▁Their ▁own ▁label ▁allowed ▁Tr out man ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁slightly ▁wider ▁and ▁more ▁high -