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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Year's Top Country & Western Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 13, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "The Year's Top Country & Western Artists" (PDF). The Billboard. January 13, 1951. p. 19.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076326.