John Legend Brings Doo-Wop Charm Debuting 'Ooh Laa' On The Tonight Show

John Legend does a lot of talk shows. It's sort of his thing, and also being half of one of the most visible celebrity couples on the planet, networking with with a diverse array of artists, and devoting time to charity work and activism. Really, the guy is made to be on TV, as seen perhaps definitively in the Between Two Ferns Netflix movie, where he plays a menacing, although relentlessly charismatic version of himself. It's good.


For his appearance on The Tonight Show on Monday night (June 22), though, Legend brought his regular good-guy charm to perform his song "Ooh Laa," backed up by a full musical group. The show is still being hosted remotely, like all late-night shows, although Legend took the possibility to prepare his appearance more dynamic than his normal sitting-at-a-piano posture.


Backed up by a quartet back and three vocalists, Legend sang the song from a mic stand, swaying to the retro doo-wop beat and holds court. It was the initial live debut of his song "Ooh Laa," which kicks off his new album Bigger Love. The album also features appearances from Jhené Aiko, Rapsody, Gary Clark Jr., And more.


In an interview with Fallon, Legend revealed that his spouse, Chrissy Teigen, surprised him with a nice Father's Day setup in the backyard, and explained a little more about helping to establish FreeAmerica, a social justice corporation centering around America's status because the nation with the most incarcerated people in the world.


He mentioned the initiative aims to highlight the fights activists have longed taken up in that space. "We've been attempting to amplify their work and help change the system," he mentioned. Watch the efficiency and find his conversation with Fallon above.