Jackie runs a record label, Tito remains involved in the music business, and according to a 2008 article in the New York Post, Marlon and Randy have struggled financially.

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The article cited the influx of immigrants, attractive music scene, and job growth potential as some of the main contributors but we know these are just a few pieces of the puzzle that make Nashville, and the Heartland as a whole, unique.

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The Internet was supposed to be about the long tail: In 2004 Wired editor Chris Anderson wrote a seminal article describing how the Web would create limitless choice and revive interest in deep reaches of music, book and video archives.

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