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- ↑ "Bill Kreutzmann Adds Dates with 7 Walkers" Archived 2010-04-23 at the Wayback Machine , Jambands.com, March 16, 2010
- 1 2 "7 Walkers, Featuring Bill Kreutzmann And Papa Mali, Announce Spring Tour Dates And New Studio Album" Archived 2010-04-10 at the Wayback Machine , dead.net, March 17, 2010
- ↑ "New Project Featuring Fresh Robert Hunter Lyrics Hits the Road" Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine , JamBase, March 17, 2010
- ↑ 7 Walkers at Allmusic
- ↑ Schwartz, Greg M. (May 17, 2010) 7 Walkers concert review: Driftwood, Texas, April 17, 2010 Archived October 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at PopMatters
