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- ↑ 'MY SHINING HOUR' BOBBY BROOM’S 11TH ALBUM, TO RELEASE IN AUGUST Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine - BobbyBroom.com
- ↑ Campbell, Al. "Deep Blue Organ Trio Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 2007-06-27.
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