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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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Foo Fighters, Paul Simon To Play iTunes Festival 2011

April 13, 2011
Foo Fighters, Paul Simon To Play iTunes Festival 2011Foo Fighters and Paul Simon have been added to the line-up for this year's iTunes festival in London.

The free event will feature a total of 62 bands over 31 nights at the Roundhouse in Camden.

Foo Fighters will perform on July 11, while Simon is due to kick off the event on July 1.

"We are really excited to do the iTunes Festival in July and to perform at the legendary Roundhouse," Grohl said.

Simon added: "I'm excited about hitting the road with my band after a few years off the road."

The line-up already includes Beady Eye, Adele, Duran Duran, Linkin Park, White Lies and Rumer.

Details about more acts due to play this year's festival will be announced in the coming months. Check out itunesfestival.com for more.

(by Jason Gregory)





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