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The Roots Prep ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’ Deluxe Reissue

The Roots will rerelease their 1995 album Do You Want More?!!!??! as a deluxe reissue complete with previously unreleased songs, remixes, alternate versions, and more. The Do You Want More?!!!??! reissue, due out March 12th as a three-LP, four-LP, or digital deluxe collection, is available to preorder now via Geffen/UMe....
Music

Country Music Memories: ‘Cowboy, Take Me Away’ Hits No. 1

Twenty-one years ago today (Feb. 5, 2000), the Chicks (then the Dixie Chicks) rode straight to No. 1 with their single "Cowboy, Take Me Away." The tune, from the Chicks' multi-platinum 1999 album Fly, was written by trio member Martie Maguire, along with songwriter Marcus Hummon.Although Maguire penned "Cowboy, Take Me Away,"...
Film

Willy Wonka: 10 Actors Who’d Be Perfect To Play The Lead In Wonka

Dev PatelOver the years, Dev Patel has showcased a flair for playing passionate, good-hearted men going against the odds to make a name for themselves. Whether it's Slumdog Millionaire, Lion, or 2020's The Personal History of David Copperfield, the British actor excels in leading roles that let him play underdogs...
Books

Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 4, 2021

Today's Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday's most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Flights by Olga Tokarczuk for $1.99 When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams for $2.99 Righteous by Joe Ide for $3.99 Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke for $3.99 The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary for $2.99...
Music

Anne Feeney, Influential Folk Musician and Activist, Dead at 69

Anne Feeney, the influential folk musician and labor activist whose “Have You Been to Jail for Justice” has served as an anthem for activists worldwide, died of Covid-19 on Wednesday. She was 69. Her daughter, Amy Sue Berlin, confirmed the news on Wednesday night. “It is with a very heavy...
Music

Hall of Fame Songwriter Jim Weatherly Dies

Jim Weatherly's best-known song is "Midnight to Train to Georgia," but it's another song that he wrote that was recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips that helped forge an important country music relationship with Ray Price.Price, a Country Music Hall of Famer artist, released "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to...
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