Richard Nichols, who managed and produced The Roots for two decades, died in his native Philadelphia after a long battle with leukemia. He was 55. “He wasn’t just a manager: He was our Peter Grant, our George Martin, our Malcolm McLaren,” says Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson...
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