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- ↑ "Gatlin, Gayle Among Winners At 15th Country Music Awards". The Virgin Islands Daily News. May 5, 1980. p. 19.
- ↑ "Gatlin takes major awards". The Spokesman-Review. May 2, 1980. p. 49.
- https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/ken-burns-country-music-acm-tex-ritter-film-award-9613028/