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The Roots are an American hip-hop band formed in 1987 by singer Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, having served in the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014. The regular members of The Roots on The Tonight Show are Captain Kirk Douglas (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), James Poyser (keyboards), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Damon "Tuba... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, The Roots first charted in 1997 with Otherside of the Game.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.