The Roots
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The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by rapper Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Ton
The Roots performing in 2016
Black Thought with the Roots in 1999
The Roots in 1999
Questlove in discussion during book signing, 2013.
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.
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…Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014. The regular members of The Roots on The Tonight Show are Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), James Poyser (keyboards), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson (sousaphone), Stro Elliot…
Douglas in 2008
Kirk Douglas with The Roots in Orlando, 2016