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- ↑ Alvin Singleton: Bio. Alvin Singleton. Accessed June 2, 2022. https://www.alvinsingleton.com/bio.php
- ↑ David Patrick Stearns. 'Classical Concert Draws on African American Spirituals', in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 18 February 2013
- ↑ Biography, Schott Music
- ↑ Albany Records
- ↑ Telarc 32630 (2011) reviewed at MusicWeb International
- ↑ New World Records 80832-2, reviewed at MusicWeb International
