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References
Brasseaux, Ryan A. (2009-06-04). Cajun breakdown: the emergence of an American-made music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-534306-9.
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- ↑ "31 "La Danseuse" by Delma Lachney & Blind Uncle Gaspard". 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ↑ "Music Journalist Chronicles The 'Wild Obsessive Hunt' For Rare 78 RPM Records," Nashville Public Radio website, August 2015.
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