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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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Radiohead, U2, Aerosmith, The Killers Set For The X Factor Rock Week

November 27, 2010
Radiohead, U2, Aerosmith, The Killers Set For The X Factor Rock WeekX Factor contestants are set to perform songs by the likes of Radiohead and The Killers on tonight’s programme (November 27), it has emerged.

Each of the seven remaining hopefuls will perform two songs for the first time this series as part of Rock Week.

The Metro reports Irish singer Mary Byrne will sing U2’s ‘All I Want Is You’, while boyband One Direction will tackle ‘Somebody Told Me’ by The Killers.

Wagner is expected to perform ‘Creep’ by Radiohead and Cher Lloyd has been rehearsing a version of Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’.

The X Factor will be shown live on ITV1 at 7.45pm (GMT).

Judges Cheryl Cole, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh will then oversee the elimination of one contestant tomorrow (November 28) at 8pm (GMT).

(by Jason Gregory)



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