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- 1 2 3 4 5 Pruter, Robert (1992). Chicago soul. Music in American life (1. paperback ed.). Urbana, Ill.: Univ. of Illinois Pr. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-252-06259-9.
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- ↑ Mehr, Bob (June 27, 2016). "'Mustang Sally' author 'Sir' Mack Rice dies". The Commercial Appeal . Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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