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- ↑ Lydon, Michael (2004). Ray Charles: Man and Music, Updated Commemorative Edition. Routledge. p. 328. ISBN 0203498321 . Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ Russonello, Giovanni (2019-02-23). "Ethel Ennis, Singer Who Walked Away From Fame, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ↑ Lydon, Michael (2004). Ray Charles: Man and Music, Updated Commemorative Edition. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-87810-8.
- ↑ "Andy Ennis". baltimorejazz.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
