Owen Biddle (born October 1, 1977) is an American

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and songwriter, known for his work with hip hop group

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On August 25, 2011, he announced he was leaving The Roots to focus on his band, Mister Barrington. In 2020, he became a member of the band Squeeze. Prior to joining the group, Biddle was credited with production and writing on The Roots' Grammy-nominated album, '' Game Theory''. Other work includes multiple Grammy-winning recordings with

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in 2011,

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in 2012; also, with

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, Enemy Earth, Jazzyfatnastees. He is also a member of

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and was a bassist, composer and member of the Philadelphia-based rock band

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. Biddle is a member of New York City–based Mister Barrington, along with English keyboardist Oli Rockberger and drum virtuoso Zach Danziger. As part of a recurring sketch on ''

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'', called "The Real Housewives of Late Night", Biddle portrayed his fictional alcoholic wife.Owen Biddle – IMDb
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References

External links

Owen Biddle
on Myspace
"Owen Biddle bass solo at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC""The Roots perform the Star Spangled Banner COLBERT REPORT""The Roots take Manhattan"
''Village Voice'', 25 February 2009

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