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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 ...
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.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show that airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. [1] The hour-long show has aired since February 17, 2014 and is hosted by actor, comedian and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live.
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” fans may have noticed that house band The Roots have a lot less to perform at the start of the nightly program now. The NBC late-night show quietly ...
49-year-old Fallon first joined The Tonight Show in 2014, taking over hosting duties from Jay Leno following his retirement. He was previously a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2004.
James Jason Poyser (born January 30, 1967) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He has been a member of the hip hop band The Roots since 2009, and plays with The Roots in the house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and formerly, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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."
[53] [54] Fallon and Leno sang a parody of the song "Tonight" about The Tonight Show together. Fallon's Tonight Show debut on February 17, 2014, on NBC's network engaged 11.3 million viewers. [55] Fallon's third book, Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada, a children's book, was released in June 2015. [56] [57]