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  2. The Roots - Wikipedia

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    The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by singer Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014.

  3. Questlove - Wikipedia

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    He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots have been the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Questlove is also one of the producers of the 2015 cast album of the Broadway musical Hamilton.

  4. The Tonight Show Band - Wikipedia

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    When Jimmy Fallon became the host in 2014, the show returned to New York City and The Roots became the house band, migrating from their role as house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Roots added two horn players from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ; bandleader and musical director Questlove noted, "You can't be The Tonight Show without a ...

  5. Fired 'Tonight Show' staffers accuse Roots bandleader ... - AOL

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    Two cameramen who were fired from "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" last summer have filed a $2 million lawsuit alleging that The Roots bandleader Questlove had them fired in part because ...

  6. Questlove says Jimmy Fallon is the only man who could ... - AOL

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    The 44-year-old musician and his band have been jamming on Fallon's shows ever since moving with him from his gig on the "Late Night" to his current one on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon ...

  7. Category:The Tonight Show Band members - Wikipedia

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    Members of the band performing on The Tonight Show, in its various versions hosted by Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009, 2010–2014), Conan O'Brien (2009–2010) and Jimmy Fallon (2014-present).

  8. Jimmy Fallon gets help from Yankees legend for first pitch ...

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    Fallon showed a video of his band leader, Questlove, tossing out a first pitch at a Philadelphia Phillies game back in 2019 that went into the dirt before reaching the catcher.

  9. Captain Kirk Douglas - Wikipedia

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    On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Douglas mainly uses a Gibson CS-356, a black custom Gibson Les Paul, or a custom Gibson SG. He owns more than fifteen electric guitars, including a Gibson Goldtop (given to him by Vernon Reid), a Gibson Dusk Tiger and his favorite: a '61 Epiphone Crestwood. In 2013, Gibson began producing the "Captain ...