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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
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Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry To Receive BMI Icon Award

August 11, 2008
Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry To Receive BMI Icon AwardBryan Ferry is to receive a BMI Icon award from the US performing right organisation at a ceremony in London.

The Icon accolade recognises songwriters that have had “a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers”.

Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel and Kinks frontman Ray Davies are all past recipients of the prize.

Ferry is best known for fronting Roxy Music and is believed to currently be recording a new album with the band.

The singer will be presented with the BMI Icon award at London's Dorchester Hotel on October 7th.

(by Jason Gregory)



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