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- 1 2 "George Wilton Ballard Loves His Specialty". Poplar Bluff American. Poplar Bluff, Missouri. November 26, 1919. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Edison Artists To Be Here". The Cass County Democrat-Missourian. October 6, 1921. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ballard, George Wilton," accessed January 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113193.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories 1890–1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 44. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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