Roger Chapman

English singer, born 8 April 1942 in Leicester, England. Chapman is best known as a member of the progressive rock band [a=Family (6)], which he joined along with [a=Charlie Whitney], in 1966 and also the rock, R&B band [a=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 [a=Little Richard] and his idol [a=Ray Charles]. Since the early 1980s he has spent much of his time in Germany and has made occasional appearances there and elsewhere.