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Leonard “Hub” Hubbard Dies: Co-Founder and Original Bassist Of The Roots Was 62

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Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, a founding member of The Roots who played bass on the iconic hip-hop group’s first seven albums has died, according to his wife Stephanie.

He was 62.This tribute was posted to the Roots’ social media pages: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we say goodbye to our brother Leonard Nelson Hubbard.

May your transition bring peace to your family to your friends to your fans and all of those who loved you. Rest in Melody Hub.”A post shared by The Roots (@theroots)Hub had been battling multiple myeloma– a type of blood cancer — since 2007.

He did his last show with band in August 2007. In the intervening years, he had undergone multiple rounds of chemotherapy, according to his wife Stephanie.

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