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Radio is aimed at the 30-year-old market, so you have to have great music and appeal to get that age group. And you need a record company to believe in you. It's like a bit of the perfect storm.

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Kenny Rogers
Age: 81 †
Born: 1938
Born: August 21
Died: 2020
Died: March 20
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