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- ↑ Bernard, Shane K. (1996). Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues . Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. pp. 55–57. ISBN 0-87805-876-1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Broven, John (1983). South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous. Pelican Publishing Company. pp. 256–257. ISBN 9780882896083.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 16. ISBN 0-89820-139-X.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts, the 1960s. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 19. ISBN 9780898201758.
- ↑ Broven, John (1983). South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous. Pelican Publishing Company. pp. 272–273. ISBN 9780882896083.
- ↑ Broven, John (1983). South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 158. ISBN 9780882896083.
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