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- ↑ "From Jazz to Secular, Eddie M. Plays It All". Milpitas, CA Patch. 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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- ↑ "Purple Rain Tour - Prince Vault". princevault.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ↑ World, Jimmie Tramel Tulsa (2023-06-09). "B2B honors Wayman Tisdale by releasing cover of 'After the Game'". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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