VIDEO: Sting & Jimmy Fallon's 'Ragtime Gals' Perform 'Roxanne'

By: May. 26, 2015
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On Friday night's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, the Ragtime Gals sang a barbershop quartet version of "Roxanne" with musical guest Sting. Check out the performance below!

Throughout Sting's enduring career, he has earned 16 Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, three Oscar nominations, and has sold close to 100 million albums from his combined work with The Police and as a solo artist. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, has appeared in more than 15 films and authored two books, including the New York Times best-selling memoir, Broken Music. His fourteenth solo album, entitled The Last Ship, was inspired by the story of his original play of the same name and draws upon his memories of the shipbuilding community of Wallsend in the North East of England where he was born and raised.

THE LAST SHIP played its final performance on Broadway on Saturday, January 24th. The show's music lives on with the Original Broadway Cast Recording, which was released on Universal Music Classics and debuted at #1 on Billboard's Cast Albums Chart.

About The Tonight Show

In 2014, "The Tonight Show" returned to its New York origins when "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" made its broadcast debut from Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center. Emmy Award- and Grammy Award-winning comedianJimmy Fallon brings a high-tempo energy to the storied NBC franchise with his welcoming interview style, love of audience participation, spot-on impersonations and innovative sketches.

An American television institution for almost 60 years, "The Tonight Show" continues to be a home to big-name celebrity guests and a stage for top musical and comedic talent. Taking a cue from his unforgettable predecessors, including hosts Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, Fallon carrys on the tradition that audiences know and love - kicking off every show with the iconic "Tonight Show" monologue. Known for his huge online presence, Fallon will brings along with him many of the popular segments, celebrity sketches and musical parodies that fans have grown to love on "Late Night," including #Hashtags, Thank You Notes and Slow Jam the News.


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