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Fallon Discovers his Roots

Posted by Sarah Rodman December 9, 2008 03:00 PM

Yesterday, our friends over at the "Viewer Discretion" blog reported the rumor that the Philly hip-hop group the Roots would be the house band for the new Jimmy Fallon late night talk show. Last night, Fallon, who is taking over Conan O'Brien's 12:35 a.m. slot in March, confirmed it in his first vlog. As big fans of the band we hope they're getting a nice paycheck out of this.

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Sarah Rodman is a staff music critic for the Boston Globe.
James Reed is a staff music critic for the Boston Globe.
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Jonathan Perry is the Globe's Scene & Heard columnist, covering local music.
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