The singer performs Holiday with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, on The Tonight Show, using classroom instruments.
9 Apr, 2015
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town performance
Fallon, One Direction and The Roots perform Santa Claus Is Coming To Town on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. They use wood blocks, keyboard, kazoo, bongos, tambourine and other instruments.
4 Sep, 2014
All About the Bass performance
Trainor sings her single All About That Bass with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots. The performance only uses classroom toys as musical instruments.
19 Feb, 2014
#Hashtag with Jonah Hill
Fallon & Jonah Hill have a real-life Twitter conversation about Friends, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Snoop Dogg with an appearance from Martin Scorsese and Questlove of The Roots.
24 Jan, 2014
Romney: Slow Jam the News
Romney joins Fallon and the Roots to slow jam the news about how he supports the 2016 presidential candidate.
9 Oct, 2013
What Does the Fox Say performance
Ylvis performs a live music video of What Does the Fox Say? with Fallon and the Roots.
8 Oct, 2013
We Can’t Stop performance
Fallon, Cyrus, and The Roots perform an a cappella version of We Can’t Stop.
25 Sep, 2013
Sesame Street performance
Fallon, The Roots and the cast of Sesame Street play the Sesame Street theme on classroom instruments using bongos, cymbals, xylophone and a keyboard.
1 Aug, 2013
Blurred Lines performance
Fallon, Thicke & The Roots play Blurred Lines using classroom instruments such as wood blocks, keyboard and a xylophone.
4 Dec, 2012
All I Want For Christmas Is You performance
Backstage before the show, Fallon, Mariah Carey, and The Roots perform All I Want For Christmas Is You using some instruments such as a ukulele, kazoo, and bongos that you’d find in an elementary school classroom.
2 Nov, 2012
Your Body performance
In Fallon’s office before the show, Christina Aguilera, Fallon, and The Roots use some office supplies as instruments to perform Your Body
8 Jun, 2012
Call Me Maybe performance
Fallon, Carly Rae Jepsen, and The Roots perform Call Me Maybe with some instruments you’d find in an elementary school classroom.
13 Feb, 2011
Wins Grammy
Legend and The Roots wins Grammys for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for Hang On In There and Best R&B Album for Wake Up!
7 Jan, 2002
MTV Unplugged performance
Jay Z and The Roots perform a full concert including the single Izzo (H.O.V.A.) during MTV Unplugged to promote their album Jay-Z Unplugged.
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