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- ↑ ""The Man With The Golden Voice"". Archived from the original on 2003-02-02. Retrieved 2007-07-03., Fade In magazine; published February 2003; retrieved July 3, 2007.
- ↑ Biography of John Leader Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine ; retrieved July 8, 2007.
- ↑ "5 Guys in a Limo" on YouTube; retrieved April 25, 2011.
- ↑ Excerpts from John Leader's commercial voiceovers Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine ; retrieved July 8, 2007.