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- ↑ Thompson, Richard (6 March 2011). "I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky #157". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ↑ Tribe, Ivan M.; Bapst, Jacob L (2015). West Virginia's Traditional Country Music. Arcadia. ISBN 9781439650400 . Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ↑ Tribe, Ivan M (21 November 2021). Mountaineer Jamboree. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813187372 . Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ↑ Thompson, Richard (24 August 2008). "Lilly Brothers and Don Stover to WV HOF". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 7 April 2024.