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- ↑ "Burns*, Cotton* & Morris* – Burns, Cotton & Morris". Discogs. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Darryl Cotton". Countdown . countdown.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ↑ "Singer, actor Darryl Cotton dies". ninemsn.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "ARIA Hall of Fame: Russell Morris" (PDF). ARIA Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.