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Donn T’s Inferno

Donn T wrote her first song at age 9, and hasn’t stopped since.

Aired 04/23/2018

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Donn T’s Inferno

Clip: Season 3 | 8m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Donn T wrote her first song at age 9, and hasn’t stopped since.

Plenty of us will go into the family business. But, after helping her parents write the lyrics to a song at age nine, Donn T was hooked.

Aired 04/23/2018

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