Captain Kirk Douglas
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"Captain" Kirk Douglas is an American lead guitarist and singer in the hip hop band The Roots. Douglas plays with the Roots in the house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Douglas in 2008
Kirk Douglas with The Roots in Orlando, 2016
Black Thought
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Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, better known by his stage name Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor, television host, and the lead MC of the hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with dru
Captain Kirk Douglas
…had assumed the role as sole guitarist for the band. As a vocalist, he serves as the band's primary melodic singer, sharing duties with American rapper Black Thought. His band Hundred Watt Heart includes Ricc Sheridan (drums) and Gbatokai Dakina (bass), and has released two albums…
Black Thought performing in 2026
Black Thought with the Roots in Hamburg, Germany, in 1999