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- ↑ "Talent". Billboard . 16 December 1972. p. 18. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "When Dick Cavett Shared Carnegie Hall With Groucho". NPR . 6 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "National Recording Registry Reaches 500". Library of Congress. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
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