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But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time.

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Mel Tillis
Age: 85 †
Born: 1932
Born: August 8
Died: 2017
Died: November 19
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Tampa
Florida
Lonnie Melvin Tillis
Playing
Wasn
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Less
Music
Stations
Country
Radio
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