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- ↑ HBO. "Treme episode "Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?" synopsis" . Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ Angelina Burnett (July 20, 2010). "One Night of Sin". Memphis Beat. Season 1. Episode 5. TNT.
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