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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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The Specials To Play Intimate London Gig Before Glastonbury

May 29, 2009
The Specials To Play Intimate London Gig Before GlastonburyThe Specials will play an intimate show at the 100 Club in London on June 25.

The performance will act as a warm up for the band's appearance at the Glastonbury festival the following day.

Entry to the gig will be for competition winners only. Fans can enter for a chance to win tickets now via the band's official website.

As previously reported, The Specials will join a host of veteran acts, including Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, at this year's festival.

(by Jason Gregory)



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