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- ↑ "Webb Pierce". Discogs. 27 October 1955. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "The Wondering Boy (1951-1958)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "King of the Honky-Tonk: From the Original Master Tapes". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "The Guitar Genius". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Mona Lisa". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Cute 'n' Country". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Don Gibson – That Gibson Boy". Discogs. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Big Fifteen". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Caught in the Webb: A Tribute to the Legendary Webb Pierce". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2020.