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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
Hub



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Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys To Headline Austin City Limits Festival

April 28, 2009
Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys To Headline Austin City Limits FestivalPearl Jam, Beastie Boys and Dave Matthews Band are to headline this year’s Austin City Limits festival.

The event in Austin, Texas will also feature Sonic Youth, Kings of Leon and Lily Allen.

The festivals runs from October 2-4 in Zilker Park.

Other performances will come from Arctic Monkeys, The B-52s, Mos Def and Thievery Corporation.

Pearl Jam’s set at the event is to be taped on the Austin City Limits television show, organisers said.

(by Jason Gregory)



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