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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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Richard Ashcroft, The Who, Debbie Harry For Killing Cancer Gig

November 12, 2010
Richard Ashcroft, The Who, Debbie Harry For Killing Cancer GigThe Who and Debbie Harry will both perform at a charity gig for Cancer Research, it’s been announced.

The gig, dubbed Killing Cancer, will take place at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on January 13.

Other artists due to perform include The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft and Jeff Beck.

“I am pleased to be asked to support such a vital cause,” said Jeff Beck. “Any new breakthrough in cancer treatment should be taken very seriously and we want as many people to know about that as possible.”

Proceeds will go towards Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) research and raising public awareness. PDT users laser techniques to destroy cancer cells.

Tickets go on sale on November 19 at 9am.

(by Jason Gregory)



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