Warren Haynes Talks Life After Allman Brothers, Singer-Songwriter Roots
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Warren Haynes Talks Life After Allman Brothers, Singer-Songwriter Roots
On October 28th, singer-guitarist Warren Haynes will celebrate the one-year anniversary of his final concert with the Allman Brothers Band — an epic and now leg...
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Watch Jimmy Fallon Induct the Roots Onto Philadelphia Walk of Fame
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Watch Jimmy Fallon Induct the Roots Onto Philadelphia Walk of Fame
Jimmy Fallon lauded the Roots as "the hardest working band in late night, and anywhere else" at the hip-hop outfit's induction onto the Philadelphia Music Allia...
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?uestlove Writing Book About Chefs
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?uestlove Writing Book About Chefs
In addition to his tenure in the Roots, ?uestlove is the author of Mo' Meta Blues and briefly ran a short-lived fried chicken restaurant. On April 12, he'll rel...
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Watch Black Simon & Garfunkel Sing Weeknd With Art Garfunkel
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Watch Black Simon & Garfunkel Sing Weeknd With Art Garfunkel
Years before Stephen Colbert brought out faux-Paul Simon cover band Troubled Waters on Late Show, Jimmy Fallon was parodying the "Bridge Over Troubled Water" du...
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The Roots (as "Black Simon & Garfunkel") Sing the Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face" With the Real Art Garfunkel on "Fallon"
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The Roots (as "Black Simon & Garfunkel") Sing the Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face" With the Real Art Garfunkel on "Fallon"
On last night's episode of "The Tonight Show", ?uestlove and Kirk Douglas of the Roots donned their best black turtlenecks once again to appear as their recurri...
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Roots N Blues N BBQ Fest: Photos and Recap
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Roots N Blues N BBQ Fest: Photos and Recap
The first thing you’ll notice about the Roots N Blues N BBQ festival in Columbia, Missouri is the abundance of lawnchairs. Rather than spend the weekend standin...
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Christina Aguilera Returns to Her Roots On Ecuador Hunger Relief Trip
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Christina Aguilera Returns to Her Roots On Ecuador Hunger Relief Trip
Christina Aguilera has visited Haiti, Rwanda and Guatemala on relief effort trips, but last week in Ecuador she not only offered support to struggling and hungr...
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Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Deliver "History of Rap 6"
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Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Deliver "History of Rap 6"
Photo by Douglas Gorenstein/NBC As "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" started tonight, Jimmy and his guest Justin Timberlake delivered a sixth entry in th...
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The Black Lillies: Knoxville, Tennessee's Roots-Country Crusaders
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The Black Lillies: Knoxville, Tennessee's Roots-Country Crusaders
Their Sound: Country music with a soul-rock infusion, supported by bandleader Cruz Contreras' smart songwriting and tight musicianship that comes from years on...
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Watch Justin Bieber, Questlove Battle in Drum-Off Rematch on 'Fallon'
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Watch Justin Bieber, Questlove Battle in Drum-Off Rematch on 'Fallon'
In 2010, long before the scandals, the arrests, the forgotten monkey, the roast and redemption tour, a baby-faced Justin Bieber took on Questlove in a drum-off...
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Alessia Cara Makes TV Debut Playing ‘Here’ With the Roots on ‘Fallon’
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Alessia Cara Makes TV Debut Playing ‘Here’ With the Roots on ‘Fallon’
The 18-year-old singer/songwriter Alessia Cara made her national TV debut last night on Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, playing her viral (and Beats 1-approved)...
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Billboard Cover Sneak Peek: 'Hamilton' Creator & The Roots on How Obama, Trump Factor Into Hip-Hop Founding Fathers Musical
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Billboard Cover Sneak Peek: 'Hamilton' Creator & The Roots on How Obama, Trump Factor Into Hip-Hop Founding Fathers Musical
"Rapping Founding Fathers" might sound more like a viral YouTube clip than the basis of a new, important work of theater. At least, until you see it -- or liste...
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?uestlove Is the Executive Music Producer for New "Roots" Mini-Series
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?uestlove Is the Executive Music Producer for New "Roots" Mini-Series
Photo via the Roots' Facebook ?uestlove is involved with the music for two new projects. He'll serve as the executive music producer on A&E's forthcoming "Roots...
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Nappy Roots' Prophet Enlists 'Catfish' to Help Him Find True Love: Watch
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Nappy Roots' Prophet Enlists 'Catfish' to Help Him Find True Love: Watch
Nappy Roots member Prophet is using MTV's Catfish team to help him on his search for true love. In a sneak-peek video, the rapper said he has been trying to mak...
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Giorgio Moroder Sat in With the Roots on ‘Fallon’
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Giorgio Moroder Sat in With the Roots on ‘Fallon’
Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon didn’t have a proper musical guest, but eagle-eyed (or eared) viewers might’ve noticed the legendary...
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Giorgio Moroder Sits in With the Roots on "The Tonight Show"
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Giorgio Moroder Sits in With the Roots on "The Tonight Show"
Photo by Douglas Gorenstein/NBC On last night's episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", the Roots were joined by Giorgio Moroder. Among other thing...
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The Roots' 4th of July Performance Proves Philly Has the Coolest Mayor
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The Roots' 4th of July Performance Proves Philly Has the Coolest Mayor
Philly hosted the original Fourth of July, so when the date comes around, the pressure's on to do it up. The city hosted its annual Fourth of July Jam Saturday...
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Watch Roots Perform 'Rapper's Delight' With Philadelphia Mayor
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Watch Roots Perform 'Rapper's Delight' With Philadelphia Mayor
The Roots welcomed an unexpected guest during their Philly's Fourth of July Jam Saturday night: Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter, who led the Tonight Show band...
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A$AP Rocky Plays Medley of ‘L$D’ and ‘Jukebox Joints’ With the Roots on ‘Fallon’
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A$AP Rocky Plays Medley of ‘L$D’ and ‘Jukebox Joints’ With the Roots on ‘Fallon’
It takes doing a medley with the Roots on late-night to get A$AP Rocky out of bed, apparently. The Harlem rapper started his Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon...
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Watch A$AP Rocky Perform 'L$D/Jukebox Joints' With The Roots on 'The Tonight Show'
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Watch A$AP Rocky Perform 'L$D/Jukebox Joints' With The Roots on 'The Tonight Show'
A$AP Rocky brought some of the cuts from his new album At.Long.Last.A$AP to The Tonight Show last night (June 11), with a little assistance from the Roots.  Bil...
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