Who have the Roots played with?
| The Roots | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hip hop alternative rap progressive soul progressive rap |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Def Jam DGC GOOD Interscope Geffen A&M MCA Okayplayer |
| Associated acts | Betty Wright Elvis Costello Jaguar Wright Jazzyfatnastees Jill Scott Jimmy Fallon John Legend Nouveau Riche Soulquarians Ursula Rucker |
Why do the Roots play for Jimmy Fallon?
In 2008 comedian Jimmy Fallon approached the Roots to serve as his backing band when he became a late-night talk-show host, maintaining that it was the only group that could provide excellent and appropriate backup music for vocalists in any genre.
Is James Poyser still with the Roots?
Philly’s James Poyser is happily one of the Roots, and he’s in it for life. He played on and produced bits of the local heroes’ 1999 opus Things Fall Apart, which just received a fancy 20th anniversary reissue, and officially joined the band as a full-time keyboardist in 2009.
How tall is Tariq from the Roots?
5′ 7″
Black Thought/Height
What happened to the white guy in the Roots Band?
Hendrickson-Smith currently resides in New York.
Is Black Thought on Jimmy Fallon?
With the Roots, he is a singer and rapper on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, frequently playing games with Fallon and his guests. Fallon typically addresses him as “Tariq”, except when he takes part in a musical performance on the show, when he announces him as “Black Thought”.
What happened to the white guy in the roots?
Musical career. Hendrickson-Smith began his professional music career in 1996. From 2004 to 2010, Hendrickson-Smith was a member of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Hendrickson-Smith is currently a member of The Tonight Show band with The Roots, after joining the band in February 2014.
Who is the white guy in the Roots Band on the Jimmy Fallon show?
Ian Hendrickson-Smith is an American jazz saxophonist. He is best known for being a former member of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings from 2004 to 2010 and playing with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Why did Hub leave the roots?
Former Roots bassist Leonard “Hub” Hubbard is suing drummer Questlove, rapper Black Thought and the group’s current manager over failure to pay him per a contract that allegedly made him co-owner of the band, TMZ reports. He left the group in 2007 after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.