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- ↑ Eugene Chadbourne. "Lil Johnson | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Decca matrix 90164. Anybody want to buy my cabbage? / Lil Johnson". Adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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- ↑ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. pp. 125–126. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.