About Roger Chapman
Roger Maxwell Chapman, also known as Chappo, is an English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney in 1966, and also the rock and R&B band Streetwalkers formed in 1974. His idiosyncratic brand of showmanship when performing and vocal vibrato led him to become a cult figure on the British rock scene. Chapman is claimed to have said that he was trying to sing like both Little Richard and his idol Ray Charles. Since the early 1980s he has spent much of his time in Germany and has made occasional appearances there and elsewhere. In 1979 Chapman began a solo career and recorded his first solo album Chappo. In Germany, he was awarded an Artist of the Year award during the 1980s, followed by a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. In 1967 Family released their first single "Scene Through The Eye of a Lens", which became a psychedelic favorite. They signed to the Vertigo label and recorded the album Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers (1974) with a line-up including other members of Family and King Crimson, as well as future Iron Maiden member Nicko McBrain.
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