- Owen Biddle (musician)
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Owen Biddle Born October 1, 1977 Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Occupations Bass guitarist, record producer, songwriter Instruments Bass guitar Associated acts The Roots Owen Biddle (b. October 1, 1977) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter from Philadelphia, who has been touring with Grammy-award-winning hip hop group The Roots since the August 31, 2007 departure of 17-year-veteran bassist, "Hub".[1] On August 25, 2011, he announced he was leaving The Roots to focus on his band, Mister Barrington.
Prior to joining the lineup, Biddle was credited with production and writing on the Roots' Grammy-nominated album, Game Theory.[2] Other work includes recordings with Al Green, Beanie Sigel, Baaba Maal, Vivian Green, Jazmine Sullivan, Taylor Dayne, Jazzyfatnastees, and Corinne Bailey-Rae.[3]
He is also a member of The Trolleyvox and was a bassist, composer and member of the Philadelphia based rock band Pepper's Ghost.[4] Biddle is also currently a member of New York City based Mister Barrington, along with Oli Rockberger and Zach Danziger.
As part of a recurring sketch on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon called "The Real Housewives of Late Night", Biddle portrays his fictional wife, named Renee, who is an alcoholic.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Alternate Root | Cover Story | News and Opinion". Philadelphia Weekly. http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/cover-story/Alternate-Root-41042437.html. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ "The Roots Take Over LPAC :: The Daily Gazette". Daily.swarthmore.edu. 2007-11-05. http://daily.swarthmore.edu/2007/11/5/the-roots-take-over-lpac/. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ okayplayer - Hip Hop Music, Reviews, News, Interviews, Blogs and Discussion Board
- ^ Posted by Matt P in Phillies (2010-06-08). "Philly Sports & Minutiae: Is New Phillie Jesse Biddle Related to Roots Bassist Owen Biddle?". The700Level.com. http://www.the700level.com/2010/06/is-new-phillie-jesse-biddle-related-to-roots-bassist-owen-biddle.html. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ "Late Night with Owen Biddle, the pride of Plymouth Whitemarsh". Montgomery News. 2010-01-12. http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2010/01/12/entertainment/doc4b44dcdd39e61311402274.txt. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ Owen Biddle - IMDb
External links
- Owen Biddle on Myspace
- "Owen Biddle bass solo at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC"
- "The Roots perform the Star Spangled Banner COLBERT REPORT"
- "Alternate Root: Owen Biddle's unlikely path to Late Night"
- "The Roots take Manhattan"
- "Late night with the Roots As Jimmy Fallon's TV house band, Philly's globe-spanning hip-hoppers adapt to a new way to work, a new audience to wow."
The Roots Black Thought · Captain Kirk Douglas · Damon "Tuba" Bryson · F. Knuckles · Kamal Gray · Mark Kelley · James Poyser · Questlove
Owen Biddle · Hub · Ben Kenney · Malik B. · Rahzel · Martin Luther · Dice Raw · Scratch · Scott StorchStudio albums Organix (1993) · Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995) · Illadelph Halflife (1996) · Things Fall Apart (1999) · Phrenology (2002) · The Tipping Point (2004) · Game Theory (2006) · Rising Down (2008) · How I Got Over (2010) · Wake Up! (2010)Live albums The Roots Come Alive (1999) · Jay-Z: Unplugged (2001)EPs From the Ground Up (1994) · The Legendary (1999)Songs "The Next Movement" (1999) · "You Got Me" (1999) · "The Seed (2.0)" (2002) "Wake Up Everybody" (2010) "Doin' It Again" (2011)Related articles Discography · Late Night with Jimmy FallonCategories:- Living people
- American bass guitarists
- 1977 births
- Biddle family
- The Roots members
- American bass guitarist stubs
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