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- ↑ Sudhalter, Richard M. (2002). Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. xi. ISBN 0-19-516898-4.
- ↑ Sudhalter 2002, pp. 238, 260.
- ↑ Sudhalter 2002, pp. 237–38.
- ↑ Leng 2006, pp. 222–23.
- ↑ Yarnow, Scott. "Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mandel & His Orchestra Hoagy Sings Carmichael". AllMusic . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Sudhalter 2002, p. 300.
- ↑ Leng 2006, pp. 222, 225, 320.
- ↑ AAJ Italy Staff. "Tribute To Hoagy Carmichael". All About Jazz . Retrieved October 29, 2018.